χαράσσω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • χᾰρᾰ́ττω (kharáttō) Attic

Etymology

According to Pokorny, from some -k- extension to Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- (to scratch, scrape).[1]. However, Beekes sustains that the verb, although both earlier and more frequently attested than χάραξ (khárax), still must be a denominative formation from the latter.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

χᾰρᾰ́σσω (kharássō)

  1. to sharpen
  2. to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • χᾰρᾰκτήρ (kharaktḗr)
  • χᾰρᾰκτός (kharaktós)
  • χᾰ́ρᾰξῐς (kháraxis)

References

  1. Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume II, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 441
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