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Where does “παίω” come from?

παίω (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European *p(y)eh₂w-.

παίω (Ancient Greek): I strike, hit; I strike against or upon; I devour

Definitions

  1. I strike, hit; I strike against or upon; I devour

Ancestry of “παίω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European*p(y)eh₂w-—

Words derived from “παίω”

  • paean
  • anapest
  • anapestic
  • anapestical
  • paeonine
  • paeonem
  • paeonia
  • paeanem
  • paeon
  • paeana
  • anapaestus
  • paean
  • anapesto
  • peán
  • peonía
  • peonia
  • peana
  • peone
  • anapesto
  • анапест
  • anapeste
  • anapästisch
  • Anapäst
  • anapéstico
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