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Where does “στέργω” come from?

στέργω (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European sterg- — rigid, stiff; to love.

στέργω (Ancient Greek): to love; to show affection; to be content, to...

Definitions

  1. to love; to show affection; to be content, to...

Ancestry of “στέργω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansterg-rigid, stiff; to love

Words derived from “στέργω”

  • storge
  • stergethron
  • στοργή
  • στοργή
  • στέργηθρον
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