Where does “misogam” come from?
misogam (Romanian) comes from French misogame, from French miso-, from Ancient Greek μισέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
misogam (Romanian): misogamous
Definitions
- misogamous
Ancestry of “misogam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | misogame | misogamous |
| 2 | French | miso- | miso |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μισέω | I hate |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |