χλιαίνω

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From earlier χλίω (khlíō), from Proto-Hellenic *kʰlíō.

The entry by Beekes in his Etymological Dictionary of Greek reads (in paraphrase):

"The pair formed by this verb and χλιαρός (khliarós, tepid, lukewarm), like μιαίνω (miaínō)/μιαρός (miarós) and πιαίνω (piaínō)/πιαρός (piarós), belong together both formally and semantically, due to their physiological meaning "soft, lukewarm". Some Celtic and Germanic words with the meaning "to shine" are compared: Old Irish glé (clear, evident), Middle Welsh gloew (liquid, clear), Old Norse gljá (to shine, gleam), Proto-Germanic *glaimiz (brightness, splendour), Lithuanian žlejà (darkness, twilight). All these words point to Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰley- (to shine). However, the connection between "shine, gleam" and "warm" is difficult, so the reconstruction remains uncertain."

Pronunciation

 

Verb

χλῑαίνω (khlīaínō)

  1. (active voice) to warm, warm up
  2. (passive voice) to grow warm, warm oneself

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