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Where does “שעון” come from?

שעון (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew ־ון, from Ancient Greek -ον, from Ancient Greek -ος, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

שעון (Hebrew): leaning; supported; clock, watch

Definitions

  1. leaning; supported; clock, watch

Ancestry of “שעון”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrew־וןA suffix indicating a periodical or a journal; A...
2Ancient Greek-ονsuffix for neuter; -um
3Ancient Greek-οςAdded to verbal roots to form an o-grade action...
4Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os →