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Where does “ἐρετμόν” come from?

ἐρετμόν (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.

ἐρετμόν (Ancient Greek): oar for rowing; accusative singular of ἐρετμός

Definitions

  1. oar for rowing; accusative singular of ἐρετμός

Ancestry of “ἐρετμόν”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
2Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mós →