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Where does “peristroma” come from?

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

peristroma (Latin): covering, curtain, carpet

Definitions

  1. covering, curtain, carpet

Ancestry of “peristroma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπερίστρωμαcovering of a bed, counterpane, coverlet; carpets...
2Ancient Greek-μᾰ"suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an...
3Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs
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