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Where does “θερμοπίδακας” come from?

θερμοπίδακας (Greek) comes from Greek θερμός, from Ancient Greek θερμός, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

θερμοπίδακας (Greek): geyser

Definitions

  1. geyser

Ancestry of “θερμοπίδακας”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekθερμόςwarm, hot; heated, fervent; heartfelt, hearty
2Ancient Greekθερμόςwarm, hot, boiling, glowing; hotheaded, hasty,...
3Ancient Greekσφαῖραball, globe, sphere
4Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
5Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
6Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
7Proto-Indo-European-ess—
8Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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