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Where does “οἴφω” come from?

οἴφω (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic oyépʰō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃yebʰ- — to copulate, have sex.

οἴφω (Ancient Greek): to have sex with, copulate

Definitions

  1. to have sex with, copulate

Ancestry of “οἴφω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicoyépʰō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃yebʰ-to copulate, have sex
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