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Where does “συβώτης” come from?

συβώτης (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek βόσκω, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₃- — to graze, pasture; to keep.

συβώτης (Ancient Greek): swineherd

Definitions

  1. swineherd

Ancestry of “συβώτης”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβόσκωfeed, tend; feed, graze
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₃-to graze, pasture; to keep
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