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Where does “τεφροδόχη” come from?

τεφροδόχη (Greek) comes from Greek τέφρα, from Ancient Greek τέφρα, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

τεφροδόχη (Greek): hearth, ash pan

Definitions

  1. hearth, ash pan

Ancestry of “τεφροδόχη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekτέφραash, cinder, cinders
2Ancient Greekτέφραashes, as of the funeral pyre
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
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