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Where does “παλίνδρομος” come from?

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

παλίνδρομος (Ancient Greek): running back again, recurring; uncertain

Definitions

  1. running back again, recurring; uncertain

Ancestry of “παλίνδρομος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδρόμοςrace, running; racetrack; course, path
2Ancient Greek-ός—
3Proto-Hellenic*-os—
4Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

Words derived from “παλίνδρομος”

  • palindrome
  • palindromic
  • nonpalindromic
  • palindromist
  • palindromicity
  • heteropalindrome
  • palindromize
  • palindromization
  • pseudopalindromic
  • palíndromo
  • палиндром
  • palindrome
  • Palindrom
  • palíndromo
  • palindrom
  • palindrom
  • палиндром
  • palindrom
  • palindrom
  • palindrom
  • palindrom
  • palindrom
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