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Where does “προσωποποιία” come from?

προσωποποιία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

προσωποποιία (Ancient Greek): dramatization, the putting of speeches into the...

Definitions

  1. dramatization, the putting of speeches into the...

Ancestry of “προσωποποιία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
2Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
3Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “προσωποποιία”

  • prosopopoeia
  • prosopopoeial
  • prosopopea
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