Reconstruction:Ancient Greek/ἐλεύθω

This Ancient Greek entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁ludʰét (“to arrive”); related to ἐλεύσομαι (eleúsomai).^[1]

Usage notes

Merged with ἔρχομαι (érkhomai, “I go”) to give its aorist stem. The aorist imperative still has the connotation "come here!," while the present imperative still has the connotation "go away!."

Verb

*ἐλεύθω • (*eleúthō)

I come

Derived terms

ἐλήλυθα (elḗlutha)
ἐλθέ (elthé)
ἦλθον (êlthon)

References

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἐλθεῖν”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 410

[1] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἐλθεῖν”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 410

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