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Where does “ὄρυγμα” come from?

ὄρυγμα (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

ὄρυγμα (Ancient Greek): trench, ditch, moat; tunnel, mine, excavation;...

Definitions

  1. trench, ditch, moat; tunnel, mine, excavation;...

Ancestry of “ὄρυγμα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-μᾰ"suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an...
2Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

Words derived from “ὄρυγμα”

  • όρυγμα
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