περιστέλλω
Ancient Greek
editEtymology
editFrom περι- (peri-, “around”) + στέλλω (stéllō, “to make ready, to prepare”).
Pronunciation
edit- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /pe.ris.tél.lɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /pe.risˈtel.lo/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /pe.risˈtel.lo/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /pe.risˈtel.lo/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /pe.risˈte.lo/
Verb
editπεριστέλλω • (peristéllō)
Descendants
edit- περισταλτικός (peristaltikós, “clasping and compressing”, adjective)
- ⇒ English: peristaltic (adjective)
References
edit“περιστέλλω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press