Where does “idióma” come from?

idióma (Hungarian) comes from Latin idiōma, from Ancient Greek ἰδίωμα, from Ancient Greek ἰδιοῦσθαι, from Ancient Greek ἴδιος, from Proto-Hellenic *hwédios.

idióma (Hungarian): idiom any mode of expression peculiar to a language, person, or group of people

Definitions

  1. idiom any mode of expression peculiar to a language, person, or group of people

Ancestry of “idióma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinidiōmaidiom style of language
2Ancient Greekἰδίωμαpeculiarity, specific property, unique feature;...
3Ancient Greekἰδιοῦσθαιto make one's own, appropriate to oneself
4Ancient Greekἴδιοςpertaining to self, that is, one's own; private;...
5Proto-Hellenic*hwédios

Words derived from “idióma

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *hwédiosEvery word from Ancient Greek ἴδιοςEvery word from Ancient Greek ἰδιοῦσθαι
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