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Where does “μητέρα” come from?

μητέρα (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μήτηρ, from Proto-Hellenic mā́tēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

μητέρα (Greek): mother

Definitions

  1. mother

Ancestry of “μητέρα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμήτηρmother; source or origin
2Proto-Hellenicmā́tērmother
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “μητέρα”

  • εξωμήτριος
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