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Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/pʰéitʰō

This Proto-Hellenic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Hellenic

Etymology

From earlier *pʰéitʰō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydʰeti.

Verb

*pʰéitʰō

  1. to believe, to trust
  2. to obey
  3. to convince, to persuade

Inflection

Descendants

  • Ancient Greek: πείθω (peíthō)

Citations

  • Sihler, Andrew (1995) “Part VI: Conjugation”, in New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, 1st edition, New York, N.Y., Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, pages 461, 462, 514
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