Where does “idioma” come from?
idioma (Italian) comes from Late Latin idioma, from Ancient Greek ἰδίωμα, from Ancient Greek ἰδιοῦσθαι, from Ancient Greek ἴδιος, from Proto-Hellenic *hwédios.
idioma (Italian): vernacular; idiom; languoid
Definitions
- vernacular; idiom; languoid
Ancestry of “idioma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Late Latin | idioma | idiomatic; idiom |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἰδίωμα | peculiarity, specific property, unique feature;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἰδιοῦσθαι | to make one's own, appropriate to oneself |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἴδιος | pertaining to self, that is, one's own; private;... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *hwédios | — |