Where does “ομοσπονδία” come from?
ομοσπονδία (Greek) comes from Greek σπονδή, from Ancient Greek σπένδω, from Proto-Indo-European spend- — to libate.
ομοσπονδία (Greek): federation, confederation, confederacy
Definitions
- federation, confederation, confederacy
Ancestry of “ομοσπονδία”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greek | σπονδή | libation |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σπένδω | to libate |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | spend- | to libate |