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Where does “πρωθυπουργία” come from?

πρωθυπουργία (Greek) comes from Greek πρωθυπουργός, from Greek υπουργός, from Ancient Greek ὑπουργός, from Ancient Greek -ουργός, from Ancient Greek ἔργον, from Proto-Hellenic wérgon, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

πρωθυπουργία (Greek): premiership, office of prime minister

Definitions

  1. premiership, office of prime minister

Ancestry of “πρωθυπουργία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekπρωθυπουργόςprime minister, premier
2Greekυπουργόςminister, secretary
3Ancient Greekὑπουργόςservant, helper
4Ancient Greek-ουργόςworker, maker; work; worker, maker, craftsman
5Ancient Greekἔργονdeed, doing, action; labour, work, task;...
6Proto-Hellenicwérgonwork
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
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