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Where does “ἐμποδιος” come from?

ἐμποδιος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἐμποδών, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

ἐμποδιος (Ancient Greek): obstructive, blocking

Definitions

  1. obstructive, blocking

Ancestry of “ἐμποδιος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐμποδώνin the way
2Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
3Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
4Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
5Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “ἐμποδιος”

  • εμποδίζω
  • εμπόδιο
  • ἐμποδίζω
  • mbudhuescu
  • ambodyiu
  • ἐμποδιον
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