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Where does “πήγνυμι” come from?

πήγνυμι (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

πήγνυμι (Ancient Greek): I secure, stick in, fix on; I fasten, put...

Definitions

  1. I secure, stick in, fix on; I fasten, put...

Ancestry of “πήγνυμι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “πήγνυμι”

  • pectin
  • amylopectin
  • mastopexy
  • pectic
  • pectinase
  • pectate
  • sacrocolpopexy
  • colpopexy
  • pectinolytic
  • rectopexy
  • gastropexy
  • retinopexy
  • urethropexy
  • nephropexy
  • aortopexy
  • protopectin
  • rheopectic
  • depectinization
  • thoracopagus
  • omentopexy
  • diverticulopexy
  • rheopexy
  • agaropectin
  • splenopexy
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