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Where does “κοιτάζω” come from?

κοιτάζω (Greek) comes from Byzantine Greek κοιτάζω, from Ancient Greek κοιτάζω, from Ancient Greek κοίτη, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

κοιτάζω (Greek): look at; examine, look over; look after an...

Definitions

  1. look at; examine, look over; look after an...

Ancestry of “κοιτάζω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekκοιτάζωwatch, look; I go to bed; put to bed, cause to...
2Ancient Greekκοιτάζωput to bed, cause to rest; have a lair , a nest
3Ancient Greekκοίτηbed, resting place; riverbed; lair of a wild...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “κοιτάζω”

  • αλληλοκοιτάζομαι
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