Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hellenic *(h)méřřomai, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- (to assign, allot).[1] See also Latin mereō, merx and Hittite 𒈥𒀝𒍣 (mar-ak-zi /⁠marktsi⁠/, to divide).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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μείρομαι (meíromai)

  1. to receive as one's portion

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “μείρομαι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 922-3

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