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Where does “peliteoria” come from?

peliteoria (Finnish) comes from Finnish teoria, from Late Latin theoria, from Ancient Greek θεωρός, from Ancient Greek θέα, from Proto-Hellenic *tʰáwā.

peliteoria (Finnish): game theory

Definitions

  1. game theory

Ancestry of “peliteoria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishteoriatheory
2Late Latintheoriacontemplation, speculation; speculation, theory
3Ancient Greekθεωρόςspectator; envoy sent to consult an oracle
4Ancient Greekθέαview, sight
5Proto-Hellenic*tʰáwā—
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