πλοῖον

Ancient Greek

noun
Definitions
  • a floating vessel, ship, boat

Etymology

Affix from Ancient Greek πλέω (sail, float, I sail) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *plówyom (floating vessel), *plew- (flow, wash, run, fly, pour, pluck).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*plew-

Gloss

flow, wash, run, fly, pour, pluck

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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