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Where does “ῑ̔λᾰ́σκομαι” come from?

ῑ̔λᾰ́σκομαι (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -σκω, from Proto-Indo-European -sḱéti — Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...

ῑ̔λᾰ́σκομαι (Ancient Greek): I appease, conciliate, propitiate; I expiate; I...

Definitions

  1. I appease, conciliate, propitiate; I expiate; I...

Ancestry of “ῑ̔λᾰ́σκομαι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-σκωPrimitive suffix used to form present-tense...
2Proto-Indo-European-sḱétiForms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...
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