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Where does “κορίζομαι” come from?

κορίζομαι (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

κορίζομαι (Ancient Greek): I act like a girl; to caress, care for

Definitions

  1. I act like a girl; to caress, care for

Ancestry of “κορίζομαι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
2Proto-Hellenic-íďďō—
3Proto-Indo-European-idyéti—
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “κορίζομαι”

  • hypocoristic
  • hypocorism
  • hypocoristically
  • hipocorístico
  • hypocoristique
  • hipocorístic
  • ὑποκόρισμα
  • ὑποκορίζομαι
  • ὑποκοριστικός
  • ὑποκορίζεσθαι
  • ὑποκορισμός
  • hypocorisma
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