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Where does “παγκράτιον” come from?

παγκράτιον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek παγκρατής, 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;...

παγκράτιον (Ancient Greek): pankration, a complete contest, an exercise of...

Definitions

  1. pankration, a complete contest, an exercise of...

Ancestry of “παγκράτιον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπαγκρατήςall-powerful, almighty; all powerful
2Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
3Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
4Proto-Indo-European-ess—
5Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “παγκράτιον”

  • pankration
  • pancratium
  • pancratium
  • pancrace
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