Where does “palindrom” come from?
palindrom (Czech) comes from Ancient Greek παλίνδρομος, from Ancient Greek δρόμος, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
palindrom (Czech): palindrome
Ancestry of “palindrom”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | παλίνδρομος | running back again, recurring; uncertain |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | δρόμος | race, running; racetrack; course, path |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ός | — |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |