νέομαι

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *néhomai, from Proto-Indo-European *nes- (to join with, to conceal oneself, to recover).[1] Cognate with Νέστωρ (Néstōr), νόστος (nóstos), νίσομαι (nísomai), ναίω (naíō), ναιετάω (naietáō), νᾱός (nāós).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

νέομαι (néomai) (Epic, Doric, rarely Tragic)

  1. to make one's way, go, come, depart
    1. (of rivers) to flow
  2. to go or come back or home, return

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References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “νέομαι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1008

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