Where does “λιώνω” come from?
λιώνω (Greek) comes from Byzantine Greek λιώνω, from Ancient Greek λειῶ, from Ancient Greek λεῖος, from Ancient Greek λεῖϝος, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁y-u- — smooth.
λιώνω (Greek): melt; dissolve; crush, mash
Definitions
- melt; dissolve; crush, mash
Ancestry of “λιώνω”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Byzantine Greek | λιώνω | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | λειῶ | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λεῖος | smooth to the touch; smooth, plain, not... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λεῖϝος | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₁y-u- | smooth |