Where does “προσδοκίᾱ” come from?

προσδοκίᾱ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek προσδοκάω, from Ancient Greek πρός, from Proto-Indo-European próti — towards.

προσδοκίᾱ (Ancient Greek): expectation

Definitions

  1. expectation

Ancestry of “προσδοκίᾱ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπροσδοκάωto expect, to expect that.
2Ancient Greekπρόςforward to, toward
3Proto-Indo-Europeanprótitowards
Every word from Proto-Indo-European próti →Every word from Ancient Greek πρός →Every word from Ancient Greek προσδοκάω →