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Where does “ὀρέγω” come from?

ὀρέγω (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

ὀρέγω (Ancient Greek): I reach, stretch, stretch out; I reach out, hold...

Definitions

  1. I reach, stretch, stretch out; I reach out, hold...

Ancestry of “ὀρέγω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃réǵetito be straightening, to be setting upright
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “ὀρέγω”

  • anorexia
  • orexin
  • anorectic
  • anorexigenic
  • orexis
  • orexinergic
  • bulimarexia
  • anorexiant
  • anorectically
  • bulimarexic
  • antianorexia
  • orexis
  • anorexia
  • anoréxico
  • anorexia
  • anoréxico
  • όρεξη
  • ἀνορεξία
  • ὄρεξις
  • ἀνόρεκτος
  • anorexia
  • anoréxico
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