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Where does “φροντίς” come from?

φροντίς (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek φρονέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

φροντίς (Ancient Greek): thought, care, attention

Definitions

  1. thought, care, attention

Ancestry of “φροντίς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφρονέωto think, to have understanding, to be wise,...
2Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
3Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
4Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
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