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Where does “ὑποκοριστικός” come from?

ὑποκοριστικός (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.

ὑποκοριστικός (Ancient Greek): diminutive, hypocoristic

Definitions

  1. diminutive, hypocoristic

Ancestry of “ὑποκοριστικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὑποκορίζομαιto use a pet name; to act in a childish manner;...
2Ancient GreekκορίζομαιI act like a girl; to caress, care for
3Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
4Proto-Hellenic-íďďō—
5Proto-Indo-European-idyéti—
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “ὑποκοριστικός”

  • hypocoristic
  • hypocoristically
  • hipocorístico
  • hypocoristique
  • hipocorístic
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