Where does “ὑποκορισμός” come from?
ὑποκορισμός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὑποκορίζομαι, from Ancient Greek κορίζομαι, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
ὑποκορισμός (Ancient Greek): pet name
Definitions
- pet name
Ancestry of “ὑποκορισμός”, step by step
ὑποκορισμός traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek ὑποκορίζομαι
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ὑποκορίζομαι | to use a pet name; to act in a childish manner;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κορίζομαι | I act like a girl; to caress, care for |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Ancient Greek ὑποκορίζεσθαι
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ὑποκορίζεσθαι | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ῠ̔πο- | under, lower; by, under; under”, “beneath |