Where does “tiropita” come from?
tiropita (English) comes from Greek τυρόπιτα, from Greek -ό-, from Ancient Greek -βάτης, from Ancient Greek -βᾰ́της, from Ancient Greek βαίνω, from Proto-Hellenic gʷəňňō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
tiropita (English): A Greek pastry with layers of buttered phyllo,...
Definitions
- A Greek pastry with layers of buttered phyllo,...
Ancestry of “tiropita”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greek | τυρόπιτα | cheese pie |
| 2 | Greek | -ό- | infix |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -βάτης | masculine: one who walks on what is defined by... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -βᾰ́της | one that treads; walker, from... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βαίνω | to go, step, move on foot; to mount; to depart,... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷəňňō | to go, to step |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷm̥yéti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |