σμάω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *smeh₂- (to rub) (which Beekes and Chantraine reconstruct as *smeh₁-). Compare Latin macula (stain, blot) (< *smh₂-tlom).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

σμᾰ́ω (smáō)

  1. (transitive, often middle voice) to wash with soap

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References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “σμάω, σμάομαι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1366-7

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