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Where does “ἐμφαίνω” come from?

ἐμφαίνω (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἐν-, 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...

ἐμφαίνω (Ancient Greek): I present, I indicate; I show, present

Definitions

  1. I present, I indicate; I show, present

Ancestry of “ἐμφαίνω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
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 “ἐμφαίνω”

  • emphasis
  • emphatically
  • emphatic
  • emphases
  • overemphasis
  • unemphatic
  • deemphasis
  • preemphasis
  • underemphasis
  • overemphatic
  • unemphatically
  • nonemphatic
  • hyperemphasis
  • overemphatically
  • misemphasis
  • superemphasis
  • de-emphasis
  • emphasis
  • enfáticamente
  • enfático
  • enfaticamente
  • enfatico
  • enfatizzare
  • ênfase
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