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Where does “celeusma” come from?

celeusma (Late Latin) comes from Ancient Greek κέλευσμα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

celeusma (Late Latin): A call given by the stroke to other oarsmen to...

Definitions

  1. A call given by the stroke to other oarsmen to...

Ancestry of “celeusma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκέλευσμαan order, command, behest
2Ancient Greek-μᾰ"suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an...
3Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

Words derived from “celeusma”

  • ciurma
  • capociurma
  • ciurmaglia
  • chiourme
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