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Where does “κατόρθωμα” come from?

κατόρθωμα (Greek) comes from Greek κατορθώνω, from Ancient Greek κατορθῶ, from Ancient Greek ὀρθόω, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός, from Proto-Hellenic ortʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃r̥dʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

κατόρθωμα (Greek): feat, accomplishment, deed, achievement; tour de...

Definitions

  1. feat, accomplishment, deed, achievement; tour de...

Ancestry of “κατόρθωμα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekκατορθώνωto manage to
2Ancient Greekκατορθῶ—
3Ancient GreekὀρθόωTo set upright, raise up; To straighten; To...
4Ancient Greekὀρθόςstraight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a...
5Proto-Hellenicortʰwós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃r̥dʰwós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
8Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
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