Ancient Greek

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Etymology 1

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Uhlenbeck and others consider it cognate with Sanskrit रमते (rámate, to calm down; to enjoy; to have sex with), Lithuanian rimti (calm down), Gothic 𐍂𐌹𐌼𐌹𐍃 (rimis, tranquility), which all come from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rém-e-ti with *h₁rem- (to rest).[1] Beekes simply states “No etymology” and tentatively suggests a Pre-Greek origin.[2]

The original stem is ἐρᾰσ- (eras-), as shown by ἐραστός (erastós), ἐραννός (erannós), ἐράσμιος (erásmios, lovely) and ἐραστής (erastḗs, lover).[2]

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Verb

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ἐρᾰ́ω (eráō)

  1. (construed with the genitive of person or with a cognate accusative) to love (with sexual passion), to be in love with
  2. (without sexual reference) to love warmly (opposed to φιλέω)
  3. (construed with the genitive of thing or with an infinitive) to love or desire passionately (to do something, when construed with an infinitive)
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  • In the active voice, this verb only occurs in the present and imperfect tenses; for all other tenses in the active voice, forms of ἔραμαι (éramai) are supplied.
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  1. ^ Uhlenbeck, C. C. (1898–1899) “rámate”, in Kurzgefasstes etymologisches Wörterbuch der altindischen Sprache (in German), Amsterdam: Johannes Müller, page 245
  2. 2.0 2.1 Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἔραμαι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 449

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Etymology 2

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Uncertain. Possibly denominative from *ἔρα (*éra, earth) (as in ἔραζε (éraze), Doric Greek ἔρασδε (érasde, on the ground)).[1] This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

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Verb

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ἐρᾱ́ω (erā́ō)

  1. (usually in compounds) to pour forth, to vomit
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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἀπεράω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 115

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