Where does “χαμογελάω” come from?

χαμογελάω (Greek) comes from Greek γελώ, from Byzantine Greek γελῶ, from Ancient Greek γελάω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵelh₂-.

χαμογελάω (Greek): smile

Definitions

  1. smile

Ancestry of “χαμογελάω”, step by step

χαμογελάω traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek γελώ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekγελώa more formal variant of γελάω
2Byzantine Greekγελῶ
3Ancient Greekγελάωto laugh; to laugh at
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵelh₂-

via Greek χαμογελώ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekχαμογελώ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵelh₂-Every word from Ancient Greek γελάωEvery word from Byzantine Greek γελῶ