The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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Appendix I
Indo-European Roots |
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ENTRY: | dhegwh- |
DEFINITION: | To burn, warm. 1. Suffixed o-grade (causative) form *dhogwh-eyo-. foment, fomite, from Latin fov, to warm, cherish, foment. 2. Suffixed basic form dhegwh-r-. tephra, from Greek tephr, ash. (Pokorny dhegh- 240.) |
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