Where does “ημεροδούλι” come from?
ημεροδούλι (Greek) comes from Greek ημέρα, from Ancient Greek Ἡμέρα, from Ancient Greek ἦμαρ, from Proto-Hellenic ā́mər, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mr̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃- — to be hot; to burn.
ημεροδούλι (Greek): a day's work
Definitions
- a day's work
Ancestry of “ημεροδούλι”, step by step
ημεροδούλι traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Greek ημέρα
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | ημέρα | day; hours of daylight |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ἡμέρα | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἦμαρ | day; by day; midday |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | ā́mər | day |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃mr̥ | heat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃- | to be hot; to burn |
via Greek δουλειά
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | δουλειά | employment, work, job; task, job |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | δουλεία | slavery, bondage; servility; group of slaves |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |