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Where does “βαθμοφόρος” come from?

βαθμοφόρος (Greek) comes from Greek βαθμός, from Ancient Greek βαθμός, from Ancient Greek βαίνω, from Proto-Hellenic gʷəňňō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

βαθμοφόρος (Greek): officer, a person of rank

Definitions

  1. officer, a person of rank

Ancestry of “βαθμοφόρος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekβαθμόςgrade; rank; degree
2Ancient Greekβαθμόςa step; step
3Ancient Greekβαίνωto go, step, move on foot; to mount; to depart,...
4Proto-Hellenicgʷəňňōto go, to step
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷm̥yéti—
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she
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