κτίζω

Ancient Greek

verb
Definitions
  • to people
  • to found, build, establish (a city)
  • to plant (e.g. an orchard)
  • to create, produce
  • to make so
  • to perpetrate

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- (settle, bed, lie down, lie dow, dwell, dear, cozy, familiar), *tḱey- (settle, bed, lie down, lie dow, dwell, dear, cozy, familiar).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*tḱey-

Gloss

settle, bed, lie down, lie dow, dwell, dear, cozy, familiar

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji

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