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ζῶ

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Contracted from ζώω (zṓō), from Proto-Hellenic *ďṓwō, from *gʷyṓwō, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷyéh₃woh₂. Doublet of βῐόω (bĭóō).[1]

    Pronunciation

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    Verb

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    ζῶ ()

    1. to live

    Inflection

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    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    • Greek: ζω (zo, live), ζήτω (zíto, long live)
    • Mariupol Greek: зу (zu)

    References

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    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ζώω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 505

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