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Where does “μετάνοια” come from?

μετάνοια (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μετανοέω, from Ancient Greek νοέω, from Ancient Greek νόος, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

μετάνοια (Ancient Greek): afterthought, repentance

Definitions

  1. afterthought, repentance

Ancestry of “μετάνοια”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμετανοέωto perceive afterwards or too late; to change...
2Ancient Greekνοέωto perceive, observe, see, notice; to think,...
3Ancient Greekνόοςmind; an act of mind; the sense or meaning of a...
4Ancient Greekσφαῖραball, globe, sphere
5Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
6Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
7Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
8Proto-Indo-European-ess—
9Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “μετάνοια”

  • μετάνοια
  • mătanie
  • ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ
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