Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hellenic *tíktō, from Proto-Indo-European *títḱeti, an i-reduplicated present formed from the root *teḱ- (beget, bring forth). Cognate with τέκνον (téknon, child), τέκτων (téktōn, builder), τέχνη (tékhnē, craft).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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τίκτω (tíktō)

  1. to beget, give birth to
  2. to bear, produce, generate

Inflection

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Derived terms

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