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Where does “παρουσία” come from?

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

παρουσία (Greek): presence

Definitions

  1. presence

Ancestry of “παρουσία”, step by step

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