μοῖρα

Ancient Greek

noun
Definitions
  • part, portion
  • political party
  • lot, destiny
  • that which is right

Etymology

Affix from Ancient Greek μείρομαι (receive as one's portion, receive as one's portion due, receive one's share) root from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- (remember, allot, assign, be mindful, care for, think, fall into thinking, take careful thought of).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)mer-

Gloss

remember, allot, assign, be mindful, care for, think, fall into thinking, take careful thought of

Concept
Semantic Field

Cognition

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

思, 考

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