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Where does “παιδότοπος” come from?

παιδότοπος (Greek) comes from Greek παιδό-, from Ancient Greek παῖς, from Proto-Hellenic pā́wits, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wids, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

παιδότοπος (Greek): playground

Definitions

  1. playground

Ancestry of “παιδότοπος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekπαιδό-Alternative form of παιδο-; child
2Ancient Greekπαῖςchild, son, daughter; young person, child, boy,...
3Proto-Hellenicpā́witschild
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wids—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness
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