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Where does “ερμηνεύω” come from?

ερμηνεύω (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἑρμηνεύω, from Ancient Greek -εύω, from Ancient Greek -εύς — Added to noun or adjective stems to form a...

ερμηνεύω (Greek): interpret, explain, construe, translate

Definitions

  1. interpret, explain, construe, translate

Ancestry of “ερμηνεύω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἑρμηνεύωto interpret, esp. of languages; to explain; to...
2Ancient Greek-εύωAdded to the stems of agent or other nouns in...
3Ancient Greek-εύςAdded to noun or adjective stems to form a...
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