Where does “γελώ” come from?
γελώ (Greek) comes from Byzantine Greek γελῶ, from Ancient Greek γελάω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵelh₂-.
γελώ (Greek): a more formal variant of γελάω
Definitions
- a more formal variant of γελάω
Ancestry of “γελώ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Byzantine Greek | γελῶ | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | γελάω | to laugh; to laugh at |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵelh₂- | — |
Words derived from “γελώ”