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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Proto-Hellenic *-pťō, from a stem ending in the consonant *p + the Proto-Indo-European present suffixes *-yeti (transitive imperfective suffix) or *-yéti (intransitive imperfective suffix).
Suffix
-πτω • (-ptō)
- A suffix forming the present stem of some verbs from stems in the consonant π (p)
Derived terms
Category Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -πτω not found