βιβρώσκω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *gʷigʷrṓskō, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷi-gʷr̥h₃-sḱé-ti, from i-reduplicated *gʷerh₃- (“to swallow, devour, eat”) +‎ *-sḱéti. Cognate Latin voro, Sanskrit गिरति (giráti).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

βιβρώσκω • (bibrṓskō)

  1. I eat, eat up

Derived terms

  • βρῶμα (brôma)
  • βρῶσις (brôsis)
  • βρώσιμος (brṓsimos, “eatable”)
  • βρώσις (brṓsis, “food”)
  • βρωτήρ (brōtḗr), βρωστήρ (brōstḗr, “moth”)
  • βρωτύς (brōtús, “food”)

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