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Where does “ἐπένδυμα” come from?

ἐπένδυμα (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἐπενδύνω, from Ancient Greek ἐνδύνω, from Ancient Greek ἐνδύω, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

ἐπένδυμα (Ancient Greek): Upper garment

Definitions

  1. Upper garment

Ancestry of “ἐπένδυμα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἐπενδύνωTo put on a garment over another; to have on...
2Ancient GreekἐνδύνωAlternative form of ἐνδύω; to put on; I put on
3Ancient GreekἐνδύωI go into; I clothe
4Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
5Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
6Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
7Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
8Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
9Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “ἐπένδυμα”

  • ependymal
  • subependymal
  • ependyma
  • transependymal
  • subependyma
  • ependymocyte
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