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Where does “semeion” come from?

semeion (English) comes from Ancient Greek σημεῖον, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

semeion (English): In ancient prosody, the unit of time: one of the...

Definitions

  1. In ancient prosody, the unit of time: one of the...

Ancestry of “semeion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσημεῖονa mark, sign, token; an indication; tomb; sign...
2Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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