Where does “idiom” come from?
idiom (Romanian) comes from French idiome, from Latin idiōma, from Ancient Greek ἰδίωμα, from Ancient Greek ἰδιοῦσθαι, from Ancient Greek ἴδιος, from Proto-Hellenic *hwédios.
idiom (Romanian): idiom
Definitions
- idiom
Ancestry of “idiom”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | idiome | language; idiom |
| 2 | Latin | idiōma | idiom style of language |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἰδίωμα | peculiarity, specific property, unique feature;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἰδιοῦσθαι | to make one's own, appropriate to oneself |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἴδιος | pertaining to self, that is, one's own; private;... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *hwédios | — |