Where does “μάθημα” come from?
μάθημα (Greek) comes from Greek -μα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
μάθημα (Greek): lesson; subject; lesson, experience
Definitions
- lesson; subject; lesson, experience
Ancestry of “μάθημα”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greek | -μα | καπνίζω + API → κάπνισμα; ζεσταίνω + API →... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |