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Where does “ψώνιο” come from?

ψώνιο (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὀψώνιον, from Ancient Greek ὀψωνέω, from Ancient Greek ὠνέομαι, from Ancient Greek ὦνος, from Proto-Indo-European wosno-, from Proto-Indo-European wesno- — price.

ψώνιο (Greek): foolish or naive person; dupe; groceries,...

Definitions

  1. foolish or naive person; dupe; groceries,...

Ancestry of “ψώνιο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὀψώνιονsalary, wages, pay, allowance; provisions
2Ancient Greekὀψωνέωto buy fish; to buy victuals in general
3Ancient Greekὠνέομαιto buy, purchase
4Ancient Greekὦνοςprice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwosno-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwesno-price
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