Where does “απειλώ” come from?
απειλώ (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀπειλῶ, from Ancient Greek ἀπειλέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
απειλώ (Greek): threaten
Ancestry of “απειλώ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἀπειλῶ | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀπειλέω | to threaten |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |