Where does “μετάφρασις” come from?

μετάφρασις (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μεταφράζω, from Ancient Greek μετά, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

μετάφρασις (Ancient Greek): translation

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Ancestry of “μετάφρασις”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμεταφράζωto paraphrase
2Ancient Greekμετάin the midst of, among, between, with; in common,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméin the middle of, near, by, around, with

Words derived from “μετάφρασις”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meth₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek μετά →