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Where does “σημειῶ” come from?

σημειῶ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σημεῖον, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

σημειῶ (Ancient Greek): to mark, interpret as a portend

Definitions

  1. to mark, interpret as a portend

Ancestry of “σημειῶ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσημεῖονa mark, sign, token; an indication; tomb; sign...
2Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “σημειῶ”

  • semiotic
  • semiotics
  • semiotically
  • biosemiotics
  • semiotician
  • zoosemiotics
  • nonsemiotic
  • metasemiotic
  • zoosemiotic
  • semioticist
  • anthroposemiotics
  • phytosemiotics
  • anthroposemiotic
  • phytosemiotic
  • σημειωτικός
  • semiotik
  • semiotiker
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