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Where does “περιπατέω” come from?

περιπατέω (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek περῐ-, from New Latin helium, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

περιπατέω (Ancient Greek): I walk up and down, walk about; I discourse; I...

Definitions

  1. I walk up and down, walk about; I discourse; I...

Ancestry of “περιπατέω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπερῐ-around; very; round about
2New Latinheliumhelium
3Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
4Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
5Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “περιπατέω”

  • peripatetic
  • Peripatetic
  • peripatetically
  • peripateticism
  • peripateticus
  • péripatétiquement
  • péripatétique
  • περίπατος
  • περιπατητικός
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