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Where does “ἔμπορος” come from?

ἔμπορος (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...

ἔμπορος (Ancient Greek): one who is on a journey: wayfarer, traveller;...

Definitions

  1. one who is on a journey: wayfarer, traveller;...

Ancestry of “ἔμπορος”, 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 “ἔμπορος”

  • emporium
  • emporia
  • emporium
  • emporia
  • emporia
  • emporium
  • εμποροϋπάλληλος
  • έμπορας
  • λιανεμπόριο
  • εμποράκος
  • λαθρέμπορος
  • έμπορος
  • εμπόριο
  • ἐμπόριον
  • ἐμπόριος
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