Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵ ~ *bʰreǵ (to roast, fry), though the phonetics are irregular, suggesting a loanword from a third unidentified party. Cognate with Latin frigo and Sanskrit भृज्जति (bhṛjjati, to roast, grill, fry).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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φρῡ́γω (phrū́gō)

  1. to roast

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “φρῡ́γω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1593-4
  2. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “frīgō, -ere”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 243

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