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Where does “thermae” come from?

thermae (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek θερμός, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

thermae (Latin): nominative plural of therma; genitive singular of...

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of therma; genitive singular of...

Ancestry of “thermae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekθερμόςwarm, hot, boiling, glowing; hotheaded, hasty,...
2Ancient Greekσφαῖραball, globe, sphere
3Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
4Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
6Proto-Indo-European-ess—
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “thermae”

  • terme
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