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Where does “κόμμα” come from?

κόμμα (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κόπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

κόμμα (Ancient Greek): a stamp or impression of a coin, coinage; that...

Definitions

  1. a stamp or impression of a coin, coinage; that...

Ancestry of “κόμμα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκόπτωstrike; cut; shake
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

Words derived from “κόμμα”

  • comma
  • commaless
  • myocomma
  • commalike
  • comma
  • coma
  • comillas
  • entrecomillar
  • comilla
  • comma
  • nullkommajosef
  • Komma
  • Nachkommastelle
  • コンマ
  • kommagetal
  • puntkomma
  • komma
  • komma
  • desimalkomma
  • κόμμα
  • κομμάτι
  • komma
  • desimalkomma
  • komma
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