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Where does “ἀλέω” come from?

ἀλέω (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂elh₁- — to grind; heat; ground.

ἀλέω (Ancient Greek): To grind, bruise, pound, mill; second-person...

Definitions

  1. To grind, bruise, pound, mill; second-person...

Ancestry of “ἀλέω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂elh₁-to grind; heat; ground

Words derived from “ἀλέω”

  • alica
  • alicastrum
  • αλέθω
  • ἄλιξ
  • ἀλέθω
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