κέλλω

Ancient Greek

verb
Definitions
  • to drive on, to run a ship to land, put a ship to shore
  • to put to shore, put to harbor

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (goblet, strike, tip, incline, drive, cut, tilt, hit, road, path track, beat, dark spot, fast, way, bend, swift, slash, force to move quickly, tend).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kel-

Gloss

goblet, strike, tip, incline, drive, cut, tilt, hit, road, path track, beat, dark spot, fast, way, bend, swift, slash, force to move quickly, tend

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

斬

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