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Where does “θεμέλιο” come from?

θεμέλιο (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek θεμέλιος, from Proto-Indo-European dʰh₁-m-eló-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

θεμέλιο (Greek): foundation, substructure, base; groundwork

Definitions

  1. foundation, substructure, base; groundwork

Ancestry of “θεμέλιο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekθεμέλιοςbelonging to the foundation; foundation-stone,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰh₁-m-eló-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “θεμέλιο”

  • θεμελιώδης
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →