emo
Pronunciation: [ˈɛ.moː]
“emo” is a Latin word. Its 2 meanings in English:
verb
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *emō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- (“to take, distribute”), with excrescent p in ēmptum. The origin of the perfect form is slightly more convoluted. According to De Vaan and Rix, it may have originated from a Proto-Indo-European reduplicated stative form. However, the origin of Latin long-vowel perfects is generally disputed, and other linguists suggest it may have derived…
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