πωλέω

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Uncertain. Could be from a Proto-Indo-European *pel-, *pl̥n-, with potential cognates including Sanskrit पणते (páṇate, to barter, negotiate), Lithuanian pel̃nas (profit, gain), Proto-Slavic *pȇlnъ (loot, spoils), and Proto-Germanic *falaz (for sale). However, could also be related to ἐμπολή (empolḗ, trade, purchase), which is usually connected with πέλομαι (pélomai, to turn), itself from πέλω (pélō, I move, am).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

πωλέω (pōléō)

  1. to sell
    1. Ι levy taxes
    2. to sell an office
    3. to betray

Inflection

Suppletive forms from ἀποδίδομαι (apodídomai), usual in Attic prose:

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Descendants

  • Greek: πωλώ (poló, to sell), πουλάω (pouláo, to sell), πουλώ (pouló, to sell)
  • Mariupol Greek: пулу́ (pulú)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πωλέω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1265

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