Where does “φονεύω” come from?

φονεύω (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek φονεύς, from Ancient Greek φόνος, from Proto-Hellenic *kʷʰónos — murder.

φονεύω (Ancient Greek): to murder, kill, slay

Definitions

  1. to murder, kill, slay

Ancestry of “φονεύω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφονεύςmurderer
2Ancient Greekφόνοςmurder, slaughter; murder, homicide
3Proto-Hellenic*kʷʰónosmurder

Words derived from “φονεύω”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kʷʰónos →Every word from Ancient Greek φόνος →Every word from Ancient Greek φονεύς →