| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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Appendix I
Indo-European Roots |
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| ENTRY: | ghes- |
| DEFINITION: | Hand. Oldest form * hes-, becoming *ghes- in centum languages. 1. Suffixed form *ghes- r, stem *ghes-(e)r-. chiro-; chirurgeon, enchiridion, surgeon, surgery, from Greek kheir, hand. 2. Suffixed form *ghes-to-. press2, presto; imprest, from Latin praest, at hand, perhaps from prefixed form *prai-ghes-to- (*prai-, before; see per1). (Pokorny 1. hesor- 447.) |
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