Where does “موضوع” come from?
موضوع (Arabic) comes from Ancient Greek ὑποκείμενον, from Ancient Greek ὑπόκειμαι, from Ancient Greek ῠ̔πο-, from Ancient Greek ὑπό, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
موضوع (Arabic): topic, subject, theme; passive participle of...
Definitions
- topic, subject, theme; passive participle of...
Ancestry of “موضوع”, step by step
موضوع traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek ὑποκείμενον
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ὑποκείμενον | masculine accusative singular of ὑποκείμενος ,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὑπόκειμαι | to lie under; to be put under the eyes, to be... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ῠ̔πο- | under, lower; by, under; under”, “beneath |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὑπό | |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |