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Where does “ορισμός” come from?

ορισμός (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὁρισμός, from Ancient Greek ὁρίζω, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

ορισμός (Greek): definition; definition, designation; clue,...

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Ancestry of “ορισμός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὁρισμόςmarking out by boundaries, limitation; definition
2Ancient GreekὁρίζωI divide, separate from; I mark out; I ordain,...
3Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
4Proto-Hellenic-íďďō—
5Proto-Indo-European-idyéti—
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she
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