διαιτάω

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

PIE word
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From either δια- (dia-, through) (per Bailly)[1] or δῐ- (di-, twice, double) (per Beekes) + *αἰτάω (*aitáō), frequentative of αἴνυμαι (aínumai, to take); compare αἰτέω (aitéō, to ask for).[2] Some forms are augmented after the prefix as usual, i.e. διῃ- (diēi-), but due to the obscurity of the unprefixed verb others are augmented to ἐδιαι- (ediai-), treating the prefix as part of the root. Still other forms have a double augment in ἐδιῃ- (ediēi-) or in δεδιῃ- (dediēi-) or a triple augment in ἐδεδιῃ- (edediēi-). These augments are especially frequent in the prefixed verbs ἀποδιαιτάω (apodiaitáō), ἐκδιαιτάω (ekdiaitáō), etc. (see Derived forms below).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

διαιτάω (diaitáō)

  1. to treat (handle, deal with or behave towards in a specific way)
  2. (mediopassive) to lead one’s life, live
  3. to arbitrate, regulate
  4. to reconcile

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ διαιτάω”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
  2. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “δίαιτα (> DER > -άω)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 327-8

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