Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *ḱemh₂- (to be tired), the same root of κάμνω (kámnō, to exert oneself, labour); see the latter for more cognates.[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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κομέω (koméō)

  1. to take care of, tend, look after

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κομέω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 743

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