Where does “καμψός” come from?

καμψός (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

καμψός (Ancient Greek): crooked, bent

Definitions

  1. crooked, bent

Ancestry of “καμψός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
2Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve
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