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Where does “ἐκχέω” come from?

ἐκχέω (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek χέω, from Ancient Greek χείω, from Proto-Hellenic kʰéyyō.

ἐκχέω (Ancient Greek): I pour out; I pour out, stream forth

Definitions

  1. I pour out; I pour out, stream forth

Ancestry of “ἐκχέω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekχέωI pour; I scatter, shed
2Ancient Greekχείω—
3Proto-Hellenic kʰéyyō—

Words derived from “ἐκχέω”

  • ecchymosis
  • ecchymose
  • equimose
  • ἐκχύμωσις
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