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Where does “parodia” come from?

parodia (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek παρῳδία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

parodia (Italian): parody; third-person singular present indicative...

Definitions

  1. parody; third-person singular present indicative...

Ancestry of “parodia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπαρῳδίαparody
2Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
3Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “parodia”

  • parodiare
  • parodista
  • parodie
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