Where does “μείωση” come from?
μείωση (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μείωσις, from Ancient Greek μειόω, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
μείωση (Greek): decrease, reduction: the process, the rate of...
Definitions
- decrease, reduction: the process, the rate of...
Ancestry of “μείωση”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | μείωσις | a lessening |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μειόω | I lessen |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |