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Where does “έννοια” come from?

έννοια (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἔννοια, from Ancient Greek ἐννοέω, from Ancient Greek νοέω, from Ancient Greek νόος, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

έννοια (Greek): concept, meaning, essential features; Alternative...

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Ancestry of “έννοια”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἔννοιαthe act of thinking, thought, consideration; the...
2Ancient Greekἐννοέωto mean; to consider, reflect upon
3Ancient Greekνοέωto perceive, observe, see, notice; to think,...
4Ancient Greekνόοςmind; an act of mind; the sense or meaning of a...
5Ancient Greekσφαῖραball, globe, sphere
6Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
7Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
8Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
9Proto-Indo-European-ess—
10Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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