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cieo.

to set in motion; act

4 characters1 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈki.e.oː]Classical-Latin[ˈt͡ʃiː.e.o]
  1. to set in motion; act

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  2. to move, stir, shake

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  3. to summon, call

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  4. to call upon (by name) for help, invoke, appeal to

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  5. to rouse, stimulate, excite; disturb; produce, cause, begin, provoke

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂-der. Proto-Italic *kieō Latin cieo From Proto-Italic *kieō (“to stir”), from Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂- (“to move”). Cognate with Ancient Greek κίω (kíō, “to go”), Ancient Greek κῑνέω (kīnéō, “to move, set in motion”), Albanian qoj (“to wake up”). (to rouse, stimulate, excite): Compare typologically Russian подви́гнуть (podvígnutʹ), сподви́гнуть (spodvígnutʹ) (akin to дви́гать (dvígatʹ), дви́нуть (dvínutʹ)).

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