Words that come from Ancient Greek σπάω

86 words across 17 languages descend from Ancient Greek σπάω — including spasm, spasmodic, vasospasm, spasmodically, bronchospasm, antispasmodic, laryngospasm, blepharospasm.

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English (30)

Italian (14)

Latin (8)

French (7)

Greek (7)

Ancient Greek (6)

Sicilian (2)

Spanish (2)

Portuguese (2)

Irish (1)

Galician (1)

Norwegian Bokmål (1)

Norwegian Nynorsk (1)

Old French (1)

Middle English (1)

New Latin (1)

Late Latin (1)