Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hellenic *hlaďďomai, from Proto-Indo-European *sl̥h₂gʷ-yé-ti, from *sleh₂gʷ-,[1][2] the same root as λαμβάνω (lambánō).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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λάζομαι (lázomai)

  1. to seize, grasp
  2. to receive

Inflection

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “λάζομαι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 822
  2. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*sleh₂g-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 566

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