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From Proto-Indo-European *pēu-, *pyu-, *pū- (to hit; to cut). Cognates include Latin paviō.

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παίω (paíō)

  1. to strike, hit
    1. to strike one thing against another
    2. to drive away
    3. (sexual intercourse)
    4. (figuratively) to quench one's thirst
      • 4th century BC, Eubulus, Collected Works 138
  2. (intransitive) to strike against or upon
  3. to devour

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