See also: ράπτω

Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Of unclear origin. Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *werb- (to bend, turn), and compared with Latin verber (lash, whip), Proto-Germanic *warpą (warp),[1] but this is phonetically impossible. The connections with ῥέπω (rhépō, to incline) and ῥέμβω (rhémbō, to turn in circles) are not certain, and the traditionally compared Lithuanian ver̃pti (to sew) is likely not cognate, due to the discovery of a Hellenic cognate in Mycenaean Greek [script needed] (e-ra-pe-me-na) and its initial e- precluding a relation.[2]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ῥᾰ́πτω (rháptō)

  1. to sew

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ orv”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy][1] (in Swedish), 1937
  2. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ῥάπτω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1275-6

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