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Where does “πορεύω” come from?

πορεύω (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.

πορεύω (Ancient Greek): to cause to go, carry, convey; to be driven or...

Definitions

  1. to cause to go, carry, convey; to be driven or...

Ancestry of “πορεύω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπόροςa means of passage, passageway, way, opening;...
2Ancient GreekπείρωI pierce, run through; I cleave through
3Proto-Hellenic*péryō—

Words derived from “πορεύω”

  • ταλαίπωρος
  • ἐκπορεύω
  • ταλαιπωρικός
  • ταλαίπωρος
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