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Where does “κρᾶσις” come from?

κρᾶσις (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κεράννυμι, from Proto-Hellenic kírnāmi, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

κρᾶσις (Ancient Greek): mixture, compound, union; temperature, climate;...

Definitions

  1. mixture, compound, union; temperature, climate;...

Ancestry of “κρᾶσις”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekκεράννυμιI mix, mingle, blend; I temper, cool by mixing; I...
2Proto-Hellenickírnāmito mix
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “κρᾶσις”

  • dyscrasia
  • crasis
  • dyscrasy
  • theocrasy
  • dyscrasied
  • -crasy
  • dyscrasia
  • μηλόκρασο
  • κρασί
  • δυσκρασία
  • discrasie
  • κρασίον
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