Where does “κολάπτω” come from?

κολάπτω (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κόλᾰφος, from Ancient Greek *-ϳω — builds a verb stem either from a root or from a nominal. Both the reflex of ϳ and the thematicization, which together constitute this suffix, are omitted in the aorist and perfect stem.

κολάπτω (Ancient Greek): to peck

Definitions

  1. to peck

Ancestry of “κολάπτω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκόλᾰφοςa buffet, a blow
2Ancient Greek*-ϳωbuilds a verb stem either from a root or from a nominal. Both the reflex of ϳ and the thematicization, which together constitute this suffix, are omitted in the aorist and perfect stem

Words derived from “κολάπτω”

Every word from Ancient Greek *-ϳω →Every word from Ancient Greek κόλᾰφος →