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Where does “πρωθυπουργός” come from?

πρωθυπουργός (Greek) comes 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.

πρωθυπουργός (Greek): prime minister, premier

Definitions

  1. prime minister, premier

Ancestry of “πρωθυπουργός”, step by step

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

Words derived from “πρωθυπουργός”

  • πρωθυπουργία
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