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Where does “μηνιαίος” come from?

μηνιαίος (Greek) comes from Greek μήνας, from Ancient Greek μήν, from Proto-Hellenic méns, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

μηνιαίος (Greek): monthly

Definitions

  1. monthly

Ancestry of “μηνιαίος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekμήναςmonth
2Ancient GreekμήνAttic form of μείς; used to strengthen...
3Proto-Hellenicménsmonth; the visible moon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
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