εὑρίσκω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Inchoative form (inchoative suffix -σκω (-skō)) of an assumed primary verb εὑρω (heurō) and assumed cognate εὑρέω (heuréō), which donated all the tense forms save the present and the imperfect. The exact formation of the word's root is unclear, appearing to be a reduplicative of a Proto-Indo-European *wreh₁- (to find). Cognate with Old Irish ·fúar (preterite of fo·gaib (to find)) and Oscan ϝουρουστ (wouroust), as well as possibly Old Church Slavonic обрѣсти (obrěsti, to find), Old Armenian գերեմ (gerem, to capture,take prisoner).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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εὑρίσκω (heurískō)

  1. to happen upon by chance, find
  2. to find out, discover
  3. to acquire, fetch, obtain

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: βρίσκω (vrísko)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “εὑρίσκω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 482-3

Further reading

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