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Where does “λᾱτομία” come from?

λᾱτομία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τέμνω, from Proto-Indo-European -né- — Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...

λᾱτομία (Ancient Greek): quarry

Definitions

  1. quarry

Ancestry of “λᾱτομία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekτέμνωI cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice
2Proto-Indo-European-né-Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...

Words derived from “λᾱτομία”

  • lautumia
  • latomia
  • latomistico
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