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Where does “πέτομαι” come from?

πέτομαι (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European péth₂eti, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

πέτομαι (Ancient Greek): I fly; I dart, rush; I make haste

Definitions

  1. I fly; I dart, rush; I make haste

Ancestry of “πέτομαι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂etito fly
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “πέτομαι”

  • petaurista
  • πετάω
  • Petaurus
  • Petauroidea
  • Petauridae
  • πέτευρον
  • πετεινός
  • πετευριστήρ
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