See also: υφαίνω

Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (to weave), and therefore related distantly to Old English wefan (whence English weave), Sanskrit उभ्नाति (ubhnāti, entwine), Persian بافتن (bâftan), Tocharian A wäp- (weave).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ῠ̔φαίνω (huphaínō)

  1. to weave

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: υφαίνω (yfaíno)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ὑφαίνω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1540

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