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Where does “ἀγγούριον” come from?

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

ἀγγούριον (Ancient Greek): Diminutive of ᾰ̓́γγουρον

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of ᾰ̓́γγουρον

Ancestry of “ἀγγούριον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
2Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “ἀγγούριον”

  • anguria
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