Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Often connected with Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel- (to crook, bend), but Beekes doesn't find this convincing. The same element -νδ- is found also in ἀλινδέω (alindéō, to roll in the dust) and καλινδέομαι (kalindéomai, to roll about), suggesting a Pre-Greek origin. Also compare κῶλον (kôlon, member) and κυλλός (kullós, crooked).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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κῠλίνδω (kulíndō)

  1. to roll, turn over

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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  • Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN
  • Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

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