Where does “πετευρίζομαι” come from?
πετευρίζομαι (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πέτευρον, from Ancient Greek πέτομαι, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂eti, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.
πετευρίζομαι (Ancient Greek): dance on a rope
Ancestry of “πετευρίζομαι”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | πέτευρον | roosting perch for fowls; pole, spar, plank;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πέτομαι | I fly; I dart, rush; I make haste |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂eti | to fly |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |