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Where does “μεθύω” come from?

μεθύω (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μέθυ, from Proto-Hellenic métʰu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

μεθύω (Ancient Greek): to get drunk; I am drunk

Definitions

  1. to get drunk; I am drunk

Ancestry of “μεθύω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμέθυwine
2Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

Words derived from “μεθύω”

  • amethyst
  • Amethyst
  • amethystine
  • amethystus
  • amethystizon
  • amatista
  • ametistino
  • ametista
  • améthyste
  • Amethyst
  • Amethysttäubling
  • ametista
  • ametisti
  • ametists
  • アメシスト
  • ξεμεθώ
  • μεθώ
  • μεθυσμένος
  • ametiszt
  • ἀμεθυστίζω
  • ἀμέθυστος
  • ἀμεθυστίζων
  • ametist
  • ametista
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →