Where does “paroemia” come from?

paroemia (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek παροιμία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

paroemia (Latin): proverb

Definitions

  1. proverb

Ancestry of “paroemia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπαροιμίαa byword, saying, proverb, maxim
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 “paroemia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek παροιμία →