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Where does “temei” come from?

temei (Romanian) comes from Byzantine Greek θεμέλιον, from Ancient Greek θεμέλιος, from Proto-Indo-European dʰh₁-m-eló-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

temei (Romanian): foundation, base, basis

Definitions

  1. foundation, base, basis

Ancestry of “temei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekθεμέλιον—
2Ancient Greekθεμέλιοςbelonging to the foundation; foundation-stone,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰh₁-m-eló-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “temei”

  • întemeia
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