πτύω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(ts)ptyew- (to spit, vomit). Akin to Latin spuō, Albanian pështyj, Old English spīwan (English spew), Old Armenian թուք (tʻukʻ), Old Church Slavonic пльвати (plĭvati), Sanskrit ष्ठीवति (ṣṭhīvati).[1] Compare English ptui (spitting onomatopeia).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

πτῡ́ω • (ptū́ō)

  1. to spit out or up
  2. (of the sea) to disgorge

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: φτύνω (ftýno)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πτῡ́ω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1252

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