Where does “αἰτέω” come from?

αἰτέω (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

αἰτέω (Ancient Greek): to ask for, crave, demand, beg; or with object omitted

Definitions

  1. to ask for, crave, demand, beg; or with object omitted

Ancestry of “αἰτέω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
2Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
3Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “αἰτέω

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Ancient Greek -έωEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti