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Where does “μαγείρισσα” come from?

μαγείρισσα (Greek) comes from Greek -ισσα, from Ancient Greek -ῐσσᾰ, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

μαγείρισσα (Greek): cook, chef

Definitions

  1. cook, chef

Ancestry of “μαγείρισσα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greek-ισσαfeminises masculine nouns ending in -ας, -ης,...
2Ancient Greek-ῐσσᾰ—
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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