Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From the same root of λάχανον (lákhanon, vegetables) +‎ -αίνω (-aínō).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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λᾰχαίνω (lăkhaínō)

  1. to dig
    Synonyms: ὀρῠ́σσω (orŭ́ssō), σκᾰ́πτω (skắptō)

Inflection

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “λαχαίνω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 839

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