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Where does “ἕννυμι” come from?

ἕννυμι (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic wehnūmi, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

ἕννυμι (Ancient Greek): to put clothes on, wear, dress

Definitions

  1. to put clothes on, wear, dress

Ancestry of “ἕννυμι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicwehnūmi—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →