Ancient Greek edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)ptyew- (to spit, vomit). Akin to Latin spuō, Albanian pështyj, Old English spīwan (English spew), Old Armenian թուք (tʻukʻ), Old Church Slavonic пльвати (plĭvati), Sanskrit ष्ठीवति (ṣṭhīvati).

Pronunciation edit

 

Verb edit

πτῡ́ω (ptū́ō)

  1. to spit out or up
  2. (of the sea) to disgorge

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Descendants edit

  • Greek: φτύνω (ftýno)

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