Where does “ῥοφέω” come from?
ῥοφέω (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic hropʰéyō, from Proto-Indo-European srebʰ- — to sip, gulp, suck.
ῥοφέω (Ancient Greek): I slurp, gulp down; I live on slops
Definitions
- I slurp, gulp down; I live on slops
Ancestry of “ῥοφέω”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Hellenic | hropʰéyō | to gulp down |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | srebʰ- | to sip, gulp, suck |
Words derived from “ῥοφέω”