μοῖτος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *moytH-o-s, which is from *meytH- (to exchange), probably through an Old Latin word related to Latin mūtō (to exchange, barter). At any rate, unrelated to the group of ἄμοιος (ámoios, bad), μοῖος (moîos, sad, sullen) and σμοιός (smoiós, sad, sullen).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

μοῖτος (moîtosm (genitive μοίτου); second declension

  1. (in Sicily) thanks, favour
    Synonym: χᾰ́ρῐς (kháris)

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