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Where does “ζήτημα” come from?

ζήτημα (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ζήτημα, from Ancient Greek ζητέω, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

ζήτημα (Greek): matter, issue; question, subject, issue

Definitions

  1. matter, issue; question, subject, issue

Ancestry of “ζήτημα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekζήτημα—
2Ancient Greekζητέωto seek, search after, look for; to inquire into,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel
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