περιπλέω

Ancient Greek

verb

Definitions

sail or swim around; circumnavigate
(figuratively) slip about
(Koine) be wrapped up

Etymology

Affix from Ancient Greek πλέω (sail, float, I sail).

Origin

Ancient Greek

πλέω

Gloss

sail, float, I sail

Concept

Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

`Kanji`

帆

Emoji

⛵️

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Ναύπλιος Ancient Greek
διαπλέω Ancient Greek
καταπλέω Ancient Greek
παραπλέω Ancient Greek
πλέω Ancient Greek
πλοῖον Ancient Greek
πλώϊμος Ancient Greek
συμπλέω Ancient Greek
ἐπιπλέω Ancient Greek
*plew- Proto-Indo-European
περιπλέω Greek (modern)
πλέω Greek (modern)