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Where does “chirãmidã” come from?

chirãmidã (Aromanian) comes from Greek κεραμίδι, from Ancient Greek κεραμίδιον, from Ancient Greek κερᾰμῐ́ς, from Ancient Greek -ῐς — a woman pertaining to —; "suffix forming feminine...

chirãmidã (Aromanian): brick; a roofing tile

Definitions

  1. brick; a roofing tile

Ancestry of “chirãmidã”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekκεραμίδιtile; roof; house, roof over one's head
2Ancient Greekκεραμίδιονsmall tile
3Ancient Greekκερᾰμῐ́ςroof-tile
4Ancient Greek-ῐςa woman pertaining to —; "suffix forming feminine...
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