Where does “στῦμμα” come from?

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

στῦμμα (Ancient Greek): astringent used especially for thickening oil, to ensure more effective scent retention

Definitions

  1. astringent used especially for thickening oil, to ensure more effective scent retention

Ancestry of “στῦμμα”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥Every word from Ancient Greek -μᾰ
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