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Where does “θαῦμα” come from?

θαῦμα (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₂u-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₂-.

θαῦμα (Ancient Greek): a wonder, marvel, something strange; the feeling...

Definitions

  1. a wonder, marvel, something strange; the feeling...

Ancestry of “θαῦμα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₂u-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₂-—

Words derived from “θαῦμα”

  • thaumaturgy
  • thaumaturge
  • thaumasite
  • thaumatrope
  • thaumatology
  • thaumarchaeotic
  • thaumatological
  • thaumatolatry
  • thaumato-
  • thaumarcheotal
  • thaumavore
  • thaumatogeny
  • thaumasmus
  • thaumaturge
  • taumaturgia
  • θαύμα
  • θαυμάζω
  • Thaumarchaeota
  • θαυματουργός
  • θαυματουργία
  • θαυματ-
  • θαυμαστός
  • θαυμάζω
  • θαυμασμός
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