Where does “filodormă” come from?
filodormă (Romanian) comes from Greek φιλοδώρημα, from Greek -μα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
filodormă (Romanian): bribe
Definitions
- bribe
Ancestry of “filodormă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | φιλοδώρημα | tip |
| 2 | Greek | -μα | καπνίζω + API → κάπνισμα; ζεσταίνω + API →... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |