Where does “κληρονομία” come from?
κληρονομία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κληρονόμος, from Ancient Greek νέμω, from Proto-Indo-European némos, from Proto-Indo-European nem- — to distribute; to give, to take.
κληρονομία (Ancient Greek): inheritance
Definitions
- inheritance
Ancestry of “κληρονομία”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | κληρονόμος | heir |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | νέμω | to deal out, distribute, dispense; to pasture or... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | némos | sacrifice, worship; place of sacrifice, clearing |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | nem- | to distribute; to give, to take |