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Where does “μυθολογία” come from?

μυθολογία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μυθολογέω, from Ancient Greek -λόγος, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

μυθολογία (Ancient Greek): romance, fiction, legend; story-telling

Definitions

  1. romance, fiction, legend; story-telling

Ancestry of “μυθολογία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekμυθολογέωI tell tales
2Ancient Greek-λόγοςword, speech; one who speaks; word, knowledge,...
3Ancient Greek-ός—
4Proto-Hellenic*-os—
5Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

Words derived from “μυθολογία”

  • mitologia
  • mitologia
  • mytologi
  • μυθολογία
  • mytologi
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