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Where does “σώμα” come from?

σώμα (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σῶμα, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

σώμα (Greek): body; corpus; corps

Definitions

  1. body; corpus; corps

Ancestry of “σώμα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσῶμαbody; One's life in the physical world; That...
2Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “σώμα”

  • ψυχοσωματικός
  • σωματικός
  • σωματικώς
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