σπείρω
Ancient Greek
verb
Definitions
- I sow
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Hellenic *spéřřō derived from Proto-Indo-European *spéryeti, *sper- (twist, scatter, strew, be quick, sow, twitch, turn, fidget, jump, flinch, push, be productive, earn).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*sper-
Gloss
twist, scatter, strew, be quick, sow, twitch, turn, fidget, jump, flinch, push, be productive, earn
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
踊
Emoji
🪢
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Spreadhead English
- antispread English
- aspread English
- bandspread English
- bedspread English
- bespread English
- broadspread English
- centerspread English
- cryospray English
- despread English
- diaspore English
- dispread English
- electrospray English
- forespread English
- forspread English
- microspray English
- midspread English
- nanospray English
- outspread English
- overspray English
- overspread English
- photospread English
- respray English
- respread English
- seaspray English
- spermarche English
- spermatozoon English
- spermophyte English
- spraddle English
- spray English
- spray bow English
- spray-dry English
- sprayable English
- sprayboard English
- spraydeck English
- sprayer English
- sprayey English
- sprayhood English
- spraying English
- sprayless English
- spraylike English
- sprayproof English
- sprayskirt English
- spread English
- spreadability English
- spreadable English
- spreadee English
- spreader English
- spreadest English
- spreadeth English
- spreadly English
- spreadsheet English
- spreadwing English
- spready English
- spurn English
- spurner English
- spurnest English
- spurneth English
- spurnwater English
- thermospray English
- underspread English
- unspread English
- upspread English
- widespread English
- wingspread English
- spray Finnish
- spredi Finnish
- aspergo Latin
- circumspargo Latin
- conspergo Latin
- dispergo Latin
- respergo Latin
- spargo Latin
- spargō Latin
- sperma Latin
- sperno Latin
- spora Latin
- sporangium Latin
- sporta Latin
- spurcitia Latin
- spurcities Latin
- spurcus Latin
- spurius Latin
- Spray German
- spray Hungarian
- -spermia Italian
- sporco Italian
- spread Italian
- spore Dutch, Flemish
- spray Dutch, Flemish
- спрей Russian
- espray Spanish, Castilian
- διασπείρω Ancient Greek
- διασπορά Ancient Greek
- λιθόσπερμον Ancient Greek
- λινόσπερμον Ancient Greek
- σπάργανον Ancient Greek
- σπέρμα Ancient Greek
- σπαρνός Ancient Greek
- σπερμολόγος Ancient Greek
- σπεῖρα Ancient Greek
- σπεῖρον Ancient Greek
- σπορά Ancient Greek
- σπόρος Ancient Greek
- ὀστέον Ancient Greek
- *(s)pregʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *sper- Proto-Indo-European
- *sper-to Proto-Indo-European
- *sperH- Proto-Indo-European
- *spor- Proto-Indo-European
- *sprend- Proto-Indo-European
- *spérmn̥ Proto-Indo-European
- *spéryeti Proto-Indo-European
- sperm Norwegian Bokmål
- sperma Norwegian Bokmål
- spermie Norwegian Bokmål
- spray Norwegian Bokmål
- spraye Norwegian Bokmål
- spray Portuguese
- *sparaz Proto-Germanic
- *sparāną Proto-Germanic
- *sprēwijaną Proto-Germanic
- *spurnaną Proto-Germanic
- *spurô Proto-Germanic
- spray Polish
- sperma Norwegian Nynorsk
- spermie Norwegian Nynorsk
- spray Norwegian Nynorsk
- spraye Norwegian Nynorsk
- spreawlian Old English
- spreden Middle English
- spurnen Middle English
- spori Old Norse
- spore Danish
- espargir Catalan, Valencian
- սպերմա Armenian
- spurc Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- σπέρμα Greek (modern)
- σπέρνω Greek (modern)
- spraien, sprāien Middle Dutch
- espargier Middle French
- aspargu Aromanian
- *sporkos Proto-Italic
- sporc Friulian
- *sporo Frankish
- ⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ Coptic
- spórco Venetian
- *sparja Proto-Albanian
- σπέρνω gkm
- *spéřřō Proto-Hellenic
- 𐌔𐌓𐌖𐌓𐌀𐌋 Etruscan