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Where does “οδηγώ” come from?

οδηγώ (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὁδηγῶ, from Ancient Greek ὁδηγέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

οδηγώ (Greek): drive; drive, guide, lead

Definitions

  1. drive; drive, guide, lead

Ancestry of “οδηγώ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὁδηγῶ—
2Ancient Greekὁδηγέω—
3Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
4Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
5Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
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