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Where does “γόνιμος” come from?

γόνιμος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek γόνιμος, from Ancient Greek γίγνομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *gígnomai.

γόνιμος (Greek): fertile, capable of growing abundant crops;...

Definitions

  1. fertile, capable of growing abundant crops;...

Ancestry of “γόνιμος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγόνιμοςproductive, fertile, fruitful; of a legitimate...
2Ancient Greekγίγνομαιto come into being; to become; having ceased to...
3Proto-Hellenic*gígnomai—
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