"-πτω" meaning in Ancient Greek

See -πτω in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Forms: -ptō [romanization]
Etymology: From Proto-Hellenic *-pťō, from a stem ending in the consonant *p + the Proto-Indo-European present suffixes *-yeti (transitive imperfective suffix) or *-yéti (intransitive imperfective suffix). Etymology templates: {{der|grc|grk-pro|*-pťō}} Proto-Hellenic *-pťō, {{der|grc|ine-pro|-}} Proto-Indo-European Head templates: {{grc-verb}} -πτω • (-ptō)
  1. A suffix forming the present stem of some verbs from stems in the consonant π (p) Tags: morpheme
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