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Where does “βιβρώσκω” come from?

βιβρώσκω (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.

βιβρώσκω (Ancient Greek): I eat, eat up

Definitions

  1. I eat, eat up

Ancestry of “βιβρώσκω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat

Words derived from “βιβρώσκω”

  • hellebore
  • helleborin
  • hellebortin
  • helleborism
  • elleborum
  • helleborum
  • helleborus
  • eléboro
  • ellébore
  • heléboro
  • βορά
  • ἑλλέβορος
  • βρῶσις
  • ellebore
  • elebor
  • ellebre
  • elebore
  • eleborus
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