Etymology

endemicity

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Today it means: The quality of being endemic. Full definition →

English endemic ← Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos) ← Proto-Hellenic *dā́mos
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Ancient Greekἐν (en)
  3. Proto-Indo-European*deh₂-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*déh₂mos
  5. Proto-Hellenic*dā́mos
  6. Ancient Greekδῆμος (dêmos)
  7. Englishendemic
  8. English todayendemicity

From endemic + -ity.

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