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Where does “φυσιογνωμονία” come from?

φυσιογνωμονία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

φυσιογνωμονία (Ancient Greek): the science or art of judging a man by his...

Definitions

  1. the science or art of judging a man by his...

Ancestry of “φυσιογνωμονία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
2Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
3Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “φυσιογνωμονία”

  • physiognomonia
  • fisionomico
  • fisionomia
  • fisionomicamente
  • physiognomonie
  • fisionomia
  • fysiognomie
  • physiognomia
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