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Where does “κρούω” come from?

κρούω (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

κρούω (Ancient Greek): strike, smite; clap hands; tap

Definitions

  1. strike, smite; clap hands; tap

Ancestry of “κρούω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-τόςcreates verbal adjectives of possibility, either...
2Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “κρούω”

  • anacrusis
  • anacrusic
  • anacrusi
  • anacrusis
  • anacrusi
  • κρούω
  • ἀνάκρουσις
  • ἀνακρούω
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