Where does “σημασία” come from?
σημασία (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σημασία, from Ancient Greek σημαίνω, from Ancient Greek -αίνω, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
σημασία (Greek): meaning, sense; significance, importance,...
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Ancestry of “σημασία”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | σημασία | the giving of a signal command; indication,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σημαίνω | I show, point out, indicate; I signal someone to... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -αίνω | Originally found in verbs formed from nominal... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |