Where does “πρόσφατος” come from?
πρόσφατος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek φατός, from Ancient Greek φημί, from Proto-Hellenic pʰā́mā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-meh₂, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.
πρόσφατος (Ancient Greek): fresh, not decomposed
Definitions
- fresh, not decomposed
Ancestry of “πρόσφατος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | φατός | spoken; slain, dead |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | φημί | I speak, say; I say yes, agree, affirm, assert |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰā́mā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-meh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |