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Where does “-ωμα” come from?

-ωμα (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

-ωμα (Ancient Greek): disease, tumor

Definitions

  1. disease, tumor

Ancestry of “-ωμα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-όωAdded to a noun or adjective to make a verb with...
2Proto-Indo-European-oyétiCreates factitive verbs from adjectives
3Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
5Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “-ωμα”

  • atheroma
  • atheromatous
  • atherectomy
  • fibroatheroma
  • atheromatosis
  • microatheroma
  • microatheromatous
  • pelidnoma
  • atheroma
  • pelidnoma
  • πελίδνωμα
  • στοιχείωμα
  • στοιχειωμᾰτῐκός
  • στοιχειωματικοί
  • ἀθήρωμα
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