Where does “πείσμα” come from?
πείσμα (Greek) comes from Greek -ώνω, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
πείσμα (Greek): tenacity, persistence, stubbornness, obstinacy
Definitions
- tenacity, persistence, stubbornness, obstinacy
Ancestry of “πείσμα”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greek | -ώνω | usually produces verbs indicating an action or... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 6 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |