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Where does “ανθοδοχείο” come from?

ανθοδοχείο (Greek) comes from Greek άνθος, from Ancient Greek ἄνθος, from Proto-Hellenic ántʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éndʰos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

ανθοδοχείο (Greek): flower vase

Definitions

  1. flower vase

Ancestry of “ανθοδοχείο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekάνθοςflower; blossom
2Ancient Greekἄνθοςflower, blossom, bloom; froth, scum; bloom, peak
3Proto-Hellenicántʰosflower, blossom
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éndʰosbloom
5Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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