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Where does “ptygma” come from?

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

ptygma (Latin): refolded fabric

Definitions

  1. refolded fabric

Ancestry of “ptygma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekπτύγμαA fold or anything folded
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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