καταγωγή
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Koine Greek καταγωγή (katagōgḗ), from Ancient Greek καταγωγή (katagōgḗ, “bringing down; landing”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]καταγωγή • (katagogí) f (plural καταγωγές)
- ancestry, descent, lineage, origins
- Near-synonym: γενεαλογία f (genealogía)
- origin (of something)
- Synonym: προέλευση f (proélefsi)
Declension
[edit]Declension of καταγωγή
Related terms
[edit]- κατάγομαι (katágomai)
References
[edit]- ^ καταγωγή, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language