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Where does “ῥέω” come from?

ῥέω (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

ῥέω (Ancient Greek): I flow, stream, run, gush; I let flow, pour; I...

Definitions

  1. I flow, stream, run, gush; I let flow, pour; I...

Ancestry of “ῥέω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
2Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “ῥέω”

  • realm
  • rhythm
  • rim
  • rhyme
  • rhythmic
  • rheumatism
  • rheumatic
  • rimmed
  • rhyming
  • rime
  • arrhythmia
  • Rhea
  • gonorrhea
  • dysmenorrhea
  • rheostat
  • arrhythmogenic
  • rheumy
  • rheumatology
  • rimless
  • rhinorrhea
  • rhythmicity
  • steatorrhea
  • tachyarrhythmia
  • rheometer
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