Where does “ψιλοποιέω” come from?

ψιλοποιέω (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ποιέω, from Proto-Hellenic *kʷoiwéyō — to make.

ψιλοποιέω (Ancient Greek): to write with a smooth breathing

Definitions

  1. to write with a smooth breathing

Ancestry of “ψιλοποιέω”, step by step

ψιλοποιέω traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ποιέω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekποιέωTo make; To do; To pretend
2Proto-Hellenic*kʷoiwéyōto make

via Ancient Greek ψῑλός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekψῑλόςwritten simply; smooth; written without the dasia
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kʷoiwéyō →Every word from Ancient Greek ποιέω →