κύω
Ancient Greek
verb
Definitions
- (present and imperfect) to conceive, become pregnant
- (aorist) to impregnate
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- (swell, be strong, spread out, prevail).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ḱewh₁-
Gloss
swell, be strong, spread out, prevail
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cumulus English
- cumulus Finnish
- cavus Latin
- combrus Latin
- cumulo Latin
- cumulus Latin
- comble French
- colmo Spanish, Castilian
- κύαρ Ancient Greek
- κύριος Ancient Greek
- κῖκυς Ancient Greek
- *bʰéreti Proto-Indo-European
- *ku-m-olo Proto-Indo-European
- *ḱewh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *ḱowh₁ós Proto-Indo-European
- cumulusmoln Swedish
- combre Old French
- *kuml Proto-Brythonic
- *komberū Gaulish