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pio.

to appease, propitiate

3 characters1 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈpi.oː]Classical-Latin[ˈpiː.o]
  1. to appease, propitiate

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  2. to purify, expiate

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Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *pīāō, from *pīos (“pious”) + *-āō (denominative verbal suffix), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pewH- (“to be clean, pure”). By surface analysis, pius + -ō. Cognate with Umbrian pihatu (3rd person singular imperative).

adj[ˈpi.oː]Classical-Latin[ˈpiː.o]
  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of pius

    ablative · dative · form-of · masculine · neuter · singular
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