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Where does “πηδάω” come from?

πηδάω (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European pēd-, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

πηδάω (Ancient Greek): to spring, to leap

Definitions

  1. to spring, to leap

Ancestry of “πηδάω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
2Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “πηδάω”

  • πήδημα
  • πήδημα
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