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Where does “paroemia” come from?

paroemia (English) comes from Latin paroemia, from Ancient Greek παροιμία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

paroemia (English): A proverb

Definitions

  1. A proverb

Ancestry of “paroemia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinparoemiaproverb
2Ancient Greekπαροιμίαa byword, saying, proverb, maxim
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “paroemia”

  • paremiological
  • paremiologist
  • paremiology
  • paremiologically
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