Where does “μετάφραση” come from?
μετάφραση (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μετάφρασις, from Ancient Greek μεταφράζω, from Ancient Greek μετά, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.
μετάφραση (Greek): translation
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Ancestry of “μετάφραση”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | μετάφρασις | translation |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μεταφράζω | to paraphrase |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μετά | in the midst of, among, between, with; in common,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meth₂ | with |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mé | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |