ἵημι

Ancient Greek

verb
Definitions
  • I release, let go
  • (of sounds) I utter, speak, say
  • I throw, shoot, hurl
  • (of water) I let flow, flow, spout forth
  • I send
  • (middle) I speed myself, hasten
  • (middle) I am eager, I desire (to do something)
  • (middle) I am set upon, long for

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Hellenic *yīyēmi derived from Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- (throw, let go, impel), *(H)yeh₁- (throw, let go, impel).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(H)yeh₁-

Gloss

throw, let go, impel

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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