κυνέω

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ku-ne-s-, from *kw(e)s- (to kiss), which appears to be onomatopoeic. Cognate with Hittite (ku̯aššzi ~ ku̯aššanzi, idem), Proto-Germanic *kussaz (idem). Beekes additionally proposes an alternative reconstruction of the Indo-European root as *ḱwes-, which would suggest an equivalence of this root to the homophonous root meaning "to pant, hiss", the latter whence Sanskrit श्वस् (śvas, idem).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

κῠνέω (kŭnéō)

  1. to kiss
    Synonym: φιλέω (philéō)

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References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κυνέω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 803

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