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Where does “στένω” come from?

στένω (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)tenh₂- — to crash, sound, thunder, roar, moan; thunder; to...

στένω (Ancient Greek): to moan, whoosh noisily; to moan, sigh, groan;...

Definitions

  1. to moan, whoosh noisily; to moan, sigh, groan;...

Ancestry of “στένω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)tenh₂-to crash, sound, thunder, roar, moan; thunder; to...

Words derived from “στένω”

  • stentorian
  • Stentor
  • stentor
  • stentorophonic
  • stentorin
  • Stentor
  • Stentore
  • στεναγμός
  • Stentoridae
  • Stentor
  • στεναγμός
  • Στέντωρ
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