ἔχω

Ancient Greek

verb

Definitions

I have, possess, contain, own
I hold
(with infinitive) I have means to do, I am able
(impersonal) there is
(intransitive) I hold myself, keep balanced
(middle) I hold myself fast, cling closely to

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- (hold, possess, overpower, have, overcome, related to overpowering, overcome somebody), *seǵʰ- (hold, possess, overpower, have, overcome, related to overpowering, overcome somebody).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*seǵʰ-

Gloss

hold, possess, overpower, have, overcome, related to overpowering, overcome somebody

Concept

Semantic Field

Possession

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Ophiuchus English
echard English
eunuchism English
eunuchry English
pleonexia English
schemat English
scheme English
scholarly English
scholarship English
scholastically English
scholasticate English
scholasticism English
scholiastic English
schoolgirl English
schoolkid English
schoolmarm English
sketchy English
unscholarliness English
unscholarly English
Echecratēs Latin
echeneis Latin
eunuchus Latin
eunūchus Latin
schema Latin
schēma Latin
евнух Russian
αὐτοσχεδόν Ancient Greek
βροτός Ancient Greek
εὐνή Ancient Greek
εὐνοῦχος Ancient Greek
κατέχω Ancient Greek
κλέος Ancient Greek
κρᾰ́τος Ancient Greek
κυνοῦχος Ancient Greek
κύων Ancient Greek
λυχνοῦχος Ancient Greek
λύχνος Ancient Greek
ναῦς Ancient Greek
οὐρανοῦχος Ancient Greek
οὐρᾰνός Ancient Greek
παρέχω Ancient Greek
πλέον Ancient Greek
πλεονεξία Ancient Greek
προέχω Ancient Greek
προσέχω Ancient Greek
προσοχή Ancient Greek
προσπαρέχω Ancient Greek
πρός Ancient Greek
πῶλος Ancient Greek
σκήπτω Ancient Greek
σκηπτοῦχος Ancient Greek
σταθμοῦχος Ancient Greek
σταθμός Ancient Greek
συνέχεια Ancient Greek
σχέδιος Ancient Greek
σχεδόν Ancient Greek
σχολή Ancient Greek
σχολαστικός Ancient Greek
σχολεῖον Ancient Greek
σχόλιον Ancient Greek
σχῆμα Ancient Greek
ἀντέχω Ancient Greek
ἀπέχω Ancient Greek
ἀποχή Ancient Greek
ἄστυ Ancient Greek
Ἀντίοχος Ancient Greek
Ἀντιόχεια Ancient Greek
Ἀξίοχος Ancient Greek
Ἀστύοχος Ancient Greek
ἐντελέχεια Ancient Greek
ἐπέχω Ancient Greek
ἐποχή Ancient Greek
ἐχήνια Ancient Greek
ἐχενηΐς Ancient Greek
ἑκτικός Ancient Greek
Ἐχέμβροτος Ancient Greek
Ἐχέπωλος Ancient Greek
Ἐχεκράτης Ancient Greek
Ἔχεκλος Ancient Greek
Ἕκτωρ Ancient Greek
ἡνία Ancient Greek
ἡνίοχος Ancient Greek
ἰσχουρία Ancient Greek
ἴσχω Ancient Greek
ὀφιοῦχος Ancient Greek
ὄφις Ancient Greek
ὄχανον Ancient Greek
ᾰ̓ξῐ́ᾱ Ancient Greek
ῥαβδοῦχος Ancient Greek
ῥᾰ́βδος Ancient Greek
*kret- Proto-Indo-European
*seǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European
*seǵʰwr̥ Proto-Indo-European
*si-sǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European
*séǵʰ-tōr Proto-Indo-European
*séǵʰos Proto-Indo-European
*séǵʰos, *seǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European
*sí-sǵʰ-seti Proto-Indo-European
*sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂ Proto-Indo-European
*sǵʰ-éh₁-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European
evnukk Norwegian Bokmål
skjema Norwegian Bokmål
*segaz Proto-Germanic
podwieźć Polish
przewieźć Polish
wiezienie Polish
wieźć Polish
evnukk Norwegian Nynorsk
skjema Norwegian Nynorsk
सहते Sanskrit
skema Danish
*veztì Proto-Slavic
-ούχος Greek (modern)
έχω Greek (modern)
αεριούχος Greek (modern)
αντέχω Greek (modern)
απέχω Greek (modern)
κατάσχω Greek (modern)
μετέχω Greek (modern)
πλεονεξία Greek (modern)
προσέχω Greek (modern)
σχήμα Greek (modern)
hy Welsh
hyder Welsh
Անտիոքոս Old Armenian
հեզ Old Armenian
sqimë Albanian
סכמה Hebrew (modern)
*segl- Proto-Celtic
*saždʰás Proto-Indo-Iranian
*sáȷ́ʰatay Proto-Indo-Iranian
*asaẓḍʰas Proto-Indo-Aryan
*sáźʰatay Proto-Indo-Aryan
𑀲𑀳𑀤𑀺 Sauraseni Prakrit
אסכימא Aramaic
אסכמא Aramaic
ಸಹಿಸು Kannada
*hékʰō Proto-Hellenic
𐀁𐀐 Mycenaean Greek