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Where does “χιλιασμός” come from?

χιλιασμός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek χίλιοι, from Proto-Hellenic *kʰehliyoi, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéslom, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

Ancestry of “χιλιασμός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχίλιοιthousand
2Proto-Hellenic*kʰehliyoi—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéslomthousand
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “χιλιασμός”

  • chiliasm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →