Where does “φονεύω” come from?
φονεύω (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek φονεύω, from Ancient Greek φονεύς, from Ancient Greek φόνος, from Proto-Hellenic *kʷʰónos.
φονεύω (Greek): murder, kill
Ancestry of “φονεύω”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | φονεύω | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | φονεύς | murderer |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φόνος | murder, slaughter; murder, homicide |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *kʷʰónos | — |