Where does “υπόδημα” come from?
υπόδημα (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὑπόδημα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
υπόδημα (Greek): shoe, shoewear, boot
Ancestry of “υπόδημα”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ὑπόδημα | A sandal or shoe, any kind of footwear |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |