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Where does “κείρω” come from?

κείρω (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)kér-ye-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

κείρω (Ancient Greek): I shear, shave, cut hair short; I ravage, waste;...

Definitions

  1. I shear, shave, cut hair short; I ravage, waste;...

Ancestry of “κείρω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)kér-ye-—
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “κείρω”

  • corm
  • protocorm
  • epicormic
  • cormous
  • cormus
  • cormlet
  • epicormically
  • cormlike
  • cormus
  • cormo
  • cormofita
  • κορμός
  • κάρμα
  • ܩܘܪܡܐ
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