Where does “παροιμία” come from?

παροιμία (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek παροιμία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

παροιμία (Greek): proverb, saying, adage, maxim

Definitions

  1. proverb, saying, adage, maxim

Ancestry of “παροιμία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπαροιμίαa byword, saying, proverb, maxim
2Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
3Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “παροιμία”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek παροιμία →