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Where does “-φρων” come from?

-φρων (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek φρήν, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰren- — soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body.

-φρων (Ancient Greek): minded; mind; -minded

Definitions

  1. minded; mind; -minded

Ancestry of “-φρων”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekφρήνThe midriff, stomach and lower chest or breast;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰren-soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body

Words derived from “-φρων”

  • sophrology
  • sophrologist
  • sophrological
  • Λυκόφρων
  • Ἀλκίφρων
  • εὔφρων
  • σώφρων
  • Εὐθύφρων
  • Εὔφρων
  • σωφροσύνη
  • ἄφρων
  • ἀφροσύνη
  • περίφρων
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