ἐλαύνω

Ancient Greek

verb
Definitions
  • drive, set in motion
  • (of going in conveyances)
  • drive away
  • strike with a weapon, hit one thing against another

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₁el- (deer, a kind of bird, red deer, elk, brown, red, swan, drive, move, go).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₁el-

Gloss

deer, a kind of bird, red deer, elk, brown, red, swan, drive, move, go

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

鹿

Emoji
🦌

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