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Where does “μεσημβρία” come from?

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

μεσημβρία (Greek): noon, midday

Definitions

  1. noon, midday

Ancestry of “μεσημβρία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμεσημβρία—
2Ancient Greekμέσονinflection of μέσος : ## masculine accusative...
3Ancient Greekμέσοςmiddle of, between, amidst; half; of middle...
4Ancient Greekσφαῖραball, globe, sphere
5Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
6Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
7Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
8Proto-Indo-European-ess—
9Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “μεσημβρία”

  • μεσημβρίας
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