αἱρέω
Ancient Greek
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to take, grasp, seize
- (transitive) to win, gain
- (transitive) to convict, win a conviction
- (figuratively) to grasp with the mind, understand
- (middle) to take for oneself, choose, select
- (middle) to prefer
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Hellenic *həřřéyō derived from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (bind, flow, protect, watch over, run, put together, arrange, tie, thread, unite, tack, stream, grasp, tie together, take, preserve), *ser- (bind, flow, protect, watch over, run, put together, arrange, tie, thread, unite, tack, stream, grasp, tie together, take, preserve).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ser-
Gloss
bind, flow, protect, watch over, run, put together, arrange, tie, thread, unite, tack, stream, grasp, tie together, take, preserve
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
糸
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- assertion English
- assertive English
- assort English
- cross-sell English
- dissertation English
- insertable English
- mis-sell English
- missell English
- onsell English
- outsell English
- oversell English
- presell English
- resell English
- sell English
- sellability English
- sellable English
- sellback English
- selldown English
- sellee English
- seller English
- sellest English
- selleth English
- sellout English
- sellsword English
- sermonette English
- supersell English
- undersell English
- uninsertable English
- unsell English
- unsellability English
- upsell English
- Sarantes Latin
- Saris Latin
- Sars Latin
- Serante Latin
- aphaeresis Latin
- assertus Latin
- consors Latin
- cōnsors Latin
- desero Latin
- desertor Latin
- desertus Latin
- diaeresis Latin
- dissertatio Latin
- disserto Latin
- exsertus Latin
- haeresis Latin
- haereticus Latin
- hereticus Latin
- herēticus Latin
- insertus Latin
- sera Latin
- seraceum Latin
- series Latin
- seriēs Latin
- sermōnem, sermō Latin
- sermōnārī Latin
- sertus Latin
- serum Latin
- servo Latin
- servāre Latin
- sors Latin
- sortem Latin
- eretico Italian
- sermo Italian
- sermone Italian
- aphérèse French
- hérétique French
- ересь Russian
- aféresis Spanish, Castilian
- from Ancient Greek
- grc Ancient Greek
- αἱρεσιώτης Ancient Greek
- αἱρετικός Ancient Greek
- αἱρετός Ancient Greek
- αἵρεσις Ancient Greek
- διαίρεσις Ancient Greek
- διαιρέω Ancient Greek
- διαιρετός Ancient Greek
- εἷλον Ancient Greek
- καθαιρέω Ancient Greek
- πόλις Ancient Greek
- ἀδιαίρετος Ancient Greek
- ἀναιρέω Ancient Greek
- ἀπό Ancient Greek
- ἀφ' Ancient Greek
- ἀφαίρεσις Ancient Greek
- ἀφαιρέω Ancient Greek
- ἑλέπολις Ancient Greek
- ἔνερσις Ancient Greek
- Ἑρμῆς Ancient Greek
- ἥρως Ancient Greek
- ὀρός Ancient Greek
- ὁρμή Ancient Greek
- ὁρός Ancient Greek
- *ser- Proto-Indo-European
- *sermō Proto-Indo-European
- *ster- Proto-Indo-European
- *swerg- Proto-Indo-European
- *streþaną Proto-Germanic
- सरत् Sanskrit
- sellen Middle English
- *sьrbъ Proto-Slavic
- sermon Old French
- dièresi Catalan, Valencian
- Sarria Galician
- αδιαίρετος Greek (modern)
- αδιαιρετότητα Greek (modern)
- αφαιρώ Greek (modern)
- διαιρετός Greek (modern)
- désertion Middle French
- *hera Proto-Finnic
- *sortis Proto-Italic
- еретикъ Church Slavic, Church Slavonic, Old Church Slavonic, Old Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- salim Tok Pisin
- αἱρετικός gkm
- 𐏃𐎼𐎡𐎺 Old Persian
- seri Sranan Tongo
- *héřřō Proto-Hellenic
- *həřřéyō Proto-Hellenic
- *serg- bat-pro
- sellum Chinese Pidgin English