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Where does “βάλλω” come from?

βάλλω (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō.

βάλλω (Ancient Greek): I throw, cast, hurl; I let fall; I strike, touch

Definitions

  1. I throw, cast, hurl; I let fall; I strike, touch

Ancestry of “βάλλω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenic*gʷəlnō—

Words derived from “βάλλω”

  • problem
  • deal
  • dealing
  • devil
  • symbol
  • symbols
  • symbolic
  • parliament
  • problematic
  • parliamentary
  • metabolism
  • parable
  • symbolism
  • emblem
  • parole
  • ballad
  • symbolically
  • devilish
  • diabolical
  • ballistic
  • parlance
  • hyperbolic
  • metabolite
  • parabolic
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