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Where does “κεράννυμι” come from?

κεράννυμι (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic kírnāmi, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

κεράννυμι (Ancient Greek): I mix, mingle, blend; I temper, cool by mixing; I...

Definitions

  1. I mix, mingle, blend; I temper, cool by mixing; I...

Ancestry of “κεράννυμι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenickírnāmito mix
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “κεράννυμι”

  • crater
  • grail
  • krater
  • dyscrasia
  • crasis
  • crateriform
  • craterlike
  • intercrater
  • dyscrasy
  • craterlet
  • craterous
  • theocrasy
  • craterless
  • microcrater
  • intracrater
  • craterization
  • engrail
  • pseudocrater
  • engrailment
  • Crater
  • dyscrasied
  • -crasy
  • crater face
  • crater
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