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Where does “δάκνω” come from?

δάκνω (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- — to bite.

δάκνω (Ancient Greek): to bite

Definitions

  1. to bite

Ancestry of “δάκνω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandenḱ-to bite

Words derived from “δάκνω”

  • degmacyte
  • Tridacna
  • τρίδακνον
  • δῆγμα
Every word from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- →