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Ancient Greek Etymology grc :inh grk-pro:*-əňňō<ety:inh<ine-pro:*-n̥yeti<ety:der<ine-pro:*-yéti<id:intransitive verbs>><ine-pro:*-yeti<id:forming verbs>>>><ine-pro:*-m̥yeti<ety:der<ine-pro:*-yéti<id:intransitive verbs>><ine-pro:*-yeti<id:forming verbs>>>>> factitive Originally from grc grk-pro *-əňňō, from either grc ine-pro *-n̥yeti or ine-pro *-m̥yeti, then freely used.465.5 Pronunciation Suffix Forms mostly stative verbs from nominal stems in grc -ᾰν- plus Proto-Indo-European verbal suffixes ine-pro *-yeti or ine-pro *-yéti grc ἄφρων foolish ἀφραίνω to be foolish grc ποιμήν ποιμέν- herdsman ποιμαίνω to herd (< to be a herdsman) (< *poh₂imn̥yeti) Later, forms mostly factitive verbs from nouns with original n-stem grc ὄνομα ὀνόματ- name ὀνομαίνω to name (< *h₃nomn̥yeti) grc σῆμᾰ σήματ- sign σημαίνω to signify (< *dʰyeh₂mn̥yeti) grc πῆμᾰ πήματ- misery, calamity πημαίνω to put in ruin (< *peh₁mn̥yeti) Then added to liquid consonant adjective stems Then added to other nominal stems such as o-stem adjectives grc λευκός white λευκαίνω to make white grc χαλεπός hard, angry χαλεπαίνω to be angry Conjugation pres -αιν imperf -αιν fut-ln -αν -ανθ aor-1 -αν -αν -ανθ -ανθ aor-1 -ην -ην -ανθ -ανθ perf -ασ Derived terms grc Related terms grc -αλέος grc -όω grc -ῡ́νω References smaller Further reading 866.7 23–24 Greek Etymology el :inh grc:-αίνω el grc -αίνω. Pronunciation el /ˈe.no/ el -αί νω Suffix usually produces verbs indicating acquisition of a property el ζεστός hot ζεσταίνω to get hot el άρρωστος ill αρρωσταίνω to be taken ill Derived terms :Category:Greek verb conjugation group '-αίνω' el Further reading *αίνω -αίνω "-αίνω" -αίνω