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Where does “σπάω” come from?

σπάω (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)peh₂- — to stretch, to pull; to draw; chip, shaving, log,...

σπάω (Ancient Greek): to break; to draw, pull; to draw out, pull out

Definitions

  1. to break; to draw, pull; to draw out, pull out

Ancestry of “σπάω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)peh₂-to stretch, to pull; to draw; chip, shaving, log,...

Words derived from “σπάω”

  • spasm
  • spasmodic
  • vasospasm
  • spasmodically
  • bronchospasm
  • antispasmodic
  • laryngospasm
  • blepharospasm
  • spagyric
  • spado
  • pylorospasm
  • myospasm
  • cardiospasm
  • spasmogenic
  • espadon
  • spasmolysis
  • spasmogen
  • esophagospasm
  • polyspast
  • microvasospasm
  • spasmogenically
  • neurospasm
  • pasma
  • xyrospasm
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