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Where does “στρέφω” come from?

στρέφω (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek στρέφω, from Proto-Indo-European strebʰ-.

στρέφω (Greek): turn, direct

Definitions

  1. turn, direct

Ancestry of “στρέφω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekστρέφωto twist
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstrebʰ-—

Words derived from “στρέφω”

  • αντικειμενοστρεφής
Every word from Proto-Indo-European strebʰ- →