Where does “encomia” come from?
encomia (Italian) comes from Italian encomiare, from Italian encomio, from Latin encōmium, from Ancient Greek ἐγκώμιον, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
encomia (Italian): third-person singular present indicative of...
Definitions
- third-person singular present indicative of...
Ancestry of “encomia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | encomiare | to praise, commend |
| 2 | Italian | encomio | commendation, praise; first-person singular... |
| 3 | Latin | encōmium | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐγκώμιον | a laudatory ode, a praise, a eulogy |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |