| 1 | Byzantine Greek | πεῖσμα | ship's cable, stern's cable; rope, cable,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πεῖσμα | ship's cable, stern's cable; rope, cable,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πείθω | I convince, persuade; I succeed through entreaty;... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | péitʰō | to believe, to trust; to obey; to convince, to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéydʰeti | to trust |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeydʰ- | to compel, force; to trust |