Where does “εἴρω” come from?

εἴρω (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic wéřřō, from Proto-Indo-European wéryeti, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

εἴρω (Ancient Greek): I tie, join, fasten, string together; I insert;...

Definitions

  1. I tie, join, fasten, string together; I insert;...

Ancestry of “εἴρω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicwéřřōto say, to tell
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwéryetito be saying
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

Words derived from “εἴρω

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