πάλλω

Ancient Greek

verb
Definitions
  • to poise or sway a missile before it is thrown
  • (passive) to swing or dash oneself

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Hellenic *pə́ľľō inherited from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥-yé-ti, *pel- (dust, flour, fold, skin, hide, cover, wrap, cloth, gray, container, roam, drive, wander, beat, push, earn, chaff, shake, grey, sell, covering, swing, powder, light), *pelh₂- (flat, drive, approach, spread out, be flat, be broad, thrust, strike, move, stir, swing, shake, broad, plain).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*pelh₂-

Gloss

flat, drive, approach, spread out, be flat, be broad, thrust, strike, move, stir, swing, shake, broad, plain

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