Where does “empyreuma” come from?
empyreuma (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἐμπύρευμα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
empyreuma (English): The peculiar smell and taste arising from...
Definitions
- The peculiar smell and taste arising from...
Ancestry of “empyreuma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἐμπύρευμα | live coal covered with ashes, so as to allow of... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |