ἀρέσκω

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Beekes, possibly from a disyllabic Proto-Indo-European root *h₂erh₁- (to please, satisfy), which appears to be related to *h₂reh₁- (to think, reason, arrange), apparently reanalyzed from *h₂réh₁(ye)ti, a stative-durative verbal form from the root *h₂er- (to fit, fix, put together). See also ᾰ̓ρετή (aretḗ, excellence, virtue), ἀραρίσκω (ararískō, to join, fit), ᾰ̓́ρῐστος (áristos, best).[1]

Older theories derived the word from αἴρω (aírō, to lift, remove) with inchoative suffix -σκω (-skō).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ᾰ̓ρέσκω (aréskō)

  1. to please, satisfy
  2. to make amends

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: αρέσω (aréso)
    • Bulgarian: харе́сам (harésam)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἀρέσκω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 128

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