Where does “τυροκομία” come from?
τυροκομία (Greek) comes from Greek τυρί, from Byzantine Greek τυρίν, from Ancient Greek τυρίον, from Ancient Greek τυρός, from Proto-Hellenic tūrós, from Proto-Indo-European tuh₂-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
τυροκομία (Greek): cheesemaking, cheese production
Definitions
- cheesemaking, cheese production
Ancestry of “τυροκομία”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Greek | τυρί | cheese |
| 2 | Byzantine Greek | τυρίν | cheese |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τυρίον | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τυρός | cheese |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | tūrós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tuh₂-ró-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |