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Where does “γνώση” come from?

γνώση (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek γνῶσις, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

γνώση (Greek): knowledge, scholarship

Definitions

  1. knowledge, scholarship

Ancestry of “γνώση”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγνῶσιςinquiry; knowledge; fame
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
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