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Where does “πολῠ́γᾰμος” come from?

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

πολῠ́γᾰμος (Ancient Greek): married to many; often-married; polygamous

Definitions

  1. married to many; often-married; polygamous

Ancestry of “πολῠ́γᾰμος”, 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 “πολῠ́γᾰμος”

  • polygamy
  • polygamist
  • antipolygamy
  • polygamize
  • polygamus
  • polygamia
  • poligamia
  • poligamia
  • polygamie
  • poligamia
  • polygamia
  • polygamian
  • polygamie
  • πολυγαμία
  • polygamie
  • poligamie
  • polygamia
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