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Where does “γήπεδο” come from?

γήπεδο (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek γήπεδον, from Ancient Greek πέδον, from Proto-Indo-European pēd-, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

γήπεδο (Greek): ground, field, pitch, court, course; site,...

Definitions

  1. ground, field, pitch, court, course; site,...

Ancestry of “γήπεδο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγήπεδον—
2Ancient Greekπέδονground, earth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
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