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Where does “μεσημβρία” come from?

μεσημβρία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μέσον, from Ancient Greek μέσος, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Ancestry of “μεσημβρία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμέσονinflection of μέσος : ## masculine accusative...
2Ancient Greekμέσοςmiddle of, between, amidst; half; of middle...
3Ancient Greekσφαῖραball, globe, sphere
4Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
5Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
6Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
7Proto-Indo-European-ess—
8Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “μεσημβρία”

  • μεσημβρία
  • μεσημβρίας
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