πέρθω

Ancient Greek

verb
Definitions
  • to sack, ravage, destroy (a city); to slay (a person)
  • to get by plundering

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-, *bʰerdʰ- (pierce, strike).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰerH-, *bʰerdʰ-

Gloss

pierce, strike

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