ξύω
Ancient Greek
verb
Definitions
- to scrape, scratch
- to plane, smooth, polish
- to make smooth or fine, work finely or delicately
- to engrave
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *ksunyo-, *ksnew-, *kes- (comb, scratch, scrape, card, cut, separate, cut off).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*kes-
Gloss
comb, scratch, scrape, card, cut, separate, cut off
Concept
Semantic Field
Clothing and grooming
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ciron English
- *navac(u)la Latin
- castrum Latin
- novacula Latin
- novācula Latin
- xystra Latin
- xystus Latin
- zier Dutch, Flemish
- ξέσις Ancient Greek
- ξεστός Ancient Greek
- ξυρόν Ancient Greek
- ξυστίς Ancient Greek
- ξυστός Ancient Greek
- ξόανον Ancient Greek
- ξύστρα Ancient Greek
- ἐΰξοος Ancient Greek
- *kes- Proto-Indo-European
- *ksew- Proto-Indo-European
- *ksunyo-, *ksnew- Proto-Indo-European
- *hazdaz Proto-Germanic
- *hezdǭ Proto-Germanic
- cirōn, ciron Middle English
- *kostr- Proto-Slavic
- *česàti Proto-Slavic
- navalla Catalan, Valencian
- ξύνω Greek (modern)
- ξύστρα Greek (modern)
- siere Middle Dutch
- *seur(j)ōn gmw-pro
- *kīnsrā Proto-Celtic
- *(ks)nowātlo- Proto-Italic
- *seuro Frankish
- kasa Lithuanian
- skusti Lithuanian
- *kāra Proto-Albanian
- ξύνω gkm
- kexti Old Prussian