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
- national revolution for independence
Ancestry of “εθνεγερσία”, step by step
εθνεγερσία traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Greek έθνος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | έθνος | nation; race |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἔθνος | group of people: tribe, family; group of animals:... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἔθω | I am accustomed, I tend to |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swe-dʰh₁- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
via Greek έγερση
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | έγερση | waking up, rising, awakening, wakening; raising |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἔγερσις | awaking, rousing from sleep; awaking from death,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |