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Where does “νέω” come from?

νέω (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek νάω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.

νέω (Ancient Greek): I swim; I float; I spin

Definitions

  1. I swim; I float; I spin

Ancestry of “νέω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekνάωI flow
2Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float

Words derived from “νέω”

  • paranoid
  • paranoia
  • nematode
  • Antinous
  • noetic
  • noumenon
  • nematic
  • noema
  • noesis
  • nemaline
  • nematology
  • nematicide
  • nematophagous
  • noemata
  • nematological
  • nootropic
  • noetically
  • eunoia
  • nematologist
  • nematodiasis
  • nonparanoid
  • autonoesis
  • treponematosis
  • nematocide
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