στίζω

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *stiďďō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (to pierce, prick, be sharp). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *stikkô, whence English stick.[1]

Verb

στίζω (stízō)

  1. to tattoo
  2. to mark
  3. (grammar) to punctuate

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Translingual: Stizus

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “στίζω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1405-6

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