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

νέω traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek νάω

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

via Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

Words derived from “νέω”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek νάω →