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Where does “ναρκοπέδιο” come from?

ναρκοπέδιο (Greek) comes from Greek πεδίο, from Ancient Greek πεδίον, from Proto-Indo-European pēd-, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

ναρκοπέδιο (Greek): minefield

Definitions

  1. minefield

Ancestry of “ναρκοπέδιο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekπεδίοfield, domain, range, plain; ground; field, plane
2Ancient Greekπεδίονopen country, field, plain, flat; metatarsus;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
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