Where does “fiziognomonie” come from?
fiziognomonie (Romanian) comes from French physiognomonie, from Ancient Greek φυσιογνωμονία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
fiziognomonie (Romanian): physiognomy
Definitions
- physiognomy
Ancestry of “fiziognomonie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | physiognomonie | physiognomy |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | φυσιογνωμονία | the science or art of judging a man by his... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |