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Where does “πτύγμα” come from?

πτύγμα (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

πτύγμα (Ancient Greek): A fold or anything folded

Definitions

  1. A fold or anything folded

Ancestry of “πτύγμα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-μᾰ"suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an...
2Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

Words derived from “πτύγμα”

  • ptygma
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