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Where does “υποθηκεύω” come from?

υποθηκεύω (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὑποθήκη, from Ancient Greek ὑποτίθημι, from Ancient Greek ὑπο-, from Ancient Greek ὑπό, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

υποθηκεύω (Greek): mortgage

Definitions

  1. mortgage

Ancestry of “υποθηκεύω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὑποθήκηsuggestion, counsel, warning; pledge, deposit,...
2Ancient GreekὑποτίθημιI set before, suggest; put down, pledge; to...
3Ancient Greekὑπο-under, sub-, hypo-; denoting a small degree,...
4Ancient Greekὑπό
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “υποθηκεύω”

  • υποθήκευση
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