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Where does “υπομονετικός” come from?

υπομονετικός (Greek) comes from Greek υπομονή, from Ancient Greek ὑπομονή, from Ancient Greek ὑπομένω, from Ancient Greek ὑπο-, from Ancient Greek ὑπό, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

υπομονετικός (Greek): patient, calm

Definitions

  1. patient, calm

Ancestry of “υπομονετικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekυπομονήpatience, forbearance
2Ancient Greekὑπομονήan act of remaining behind; an act of holding...
3Ancient Greekὑπομένωto remain; to endure
4Ancient Greekὑπο-under, sub-, hypo-; denoting a small degree,...
5Ancient Greekὑπό
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
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