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Where does “πολύσημος” come from?

πολύσημος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.

πολύσημος (Ancient Greek): signifying many things, having multiple meanings,...

Definitions

  1. signifying many things, having multiple meanings,...

Ancestry of “πολύσημος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπολύςmany, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as...
2Ancient Greekπόροςa means of passage, passageway, way, opening;...
3Ancient GreekπείρωI pierce, run through; I cleave through
4Proto-Hellenic*péryō—

Words derived from “πολύσημος”

  • polysemous
  • polysemously
  • polysemousness
  • nonpolysemous
  • polysemus
  • polysemus
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