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Where does “εθνεγερσία” come from?

εθνεγερσία (Greek) comes from Greek έθνος, from Ancient Greek ἔθνος, from Ancient Greek ἔθω, from Proto-Indo-European swe-dʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

εθνεγερσία (Greek): national revolution for independence

Definitions

  1. national revolution for independence

Ancestry of “εθνεγερσία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekέθνοςnation; race
2Ancient Greekἔθνοςgroup of people: tribe, family; group of animals:...
3Ancient GreekἔθωI am accustomed, I tend to
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-dʰh₁-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
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