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Where does “πέρθω” come from?

πέρθω (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰerdʰ- — to cut; cut.

πέρθω (Ancient Greek): to sack, ravage, destroy ; to slay; to get by...

Definitions

  1. to sack, ravage, destroy ; to slay; to get by...

Ancestry of “πέρθω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerdʰ-to cut; cut

Words derived from “πέρθω”

  • Perseus
  • Persean
  • Perseus
  • Perseo
  • Perseu
  • ペルセウス
  • Perszeusz
  • Περσεύς
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