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Where does “οἴγνυμι” come from?

οἴγνυμι (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -νῡμι, from Proto-Indo-European -néwti — Forms transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

οἴγνυμι (Ancient Greek): Synonym of οἴγω

Definitions

  1. Synonym of οἴγω

Ancestry of “οἴγνυμι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-νῡμι—
2Proto-Indo-European-néwtiForms transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “οἴγνυμι”

  • ἀνοίγνυμι
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