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Where does “βόσκω” come from?

βόσκω (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek βόσκω, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₃- — to graze, pasture; to keep.

βόσκω (Greek): graze

Definitions

  1. graze

Ancestry of “βόσκω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβόσκωfeed, tend; feed, graze
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₃-to graze, pasture; to keep
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