O-grade

"O-grade" in a Sentence (2 examples)

Ancient Greek γόνος (gónos) is a reflex of *ǵónh₁os (“race”), which is itself an o-grade derivative of the root *ǵenh₁- (“to beget; to produce, bear”).

A considerable number of derived nominals, especially thematic nouns, also exhibited o-grade roots.

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