πονέω
Ancient Greek
verb
Definitions
- (in older Greek exclusively) to toil, labor, work
Etymology
Affix from Ancient Greek πόνος (labour, work, suffering, fatigue, toil) root from Proto-Indo-European *(s)penh₁- (weave, twist, spin, draw).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*(s)penh₁-
Gloss
weave, twist, spin, draw
Concept
Semantic Field
Clothing and grooming
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
織
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aeroponics English
- airponics English
- hydroponics English
- ponerology English
- ponophobia English
- δουλοπόνηρος Ancient Greek
- πένης Ancient Greek
- πένομαι Ancient Greek
- πήνη Ancient Greek
- πονηρός Ancient Greek
- πόνος Ancient Greek
- ἀμφιπένομαι Ancient Greek
- ἄπονος Ancient Greek
- *(s)penh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- πονηρός Greek (modern)
- πόνος Greek (modern)
- *spinþrō gmw-pro
- *pena- Proto-Albanian
- *pínˀtei Proto-Balto-Slavic