| 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: | bhes- |
| DEFINITION: | To breathe. Probably imitative. Zero-grade form *bhs-. psyche1, psychic, psycho-; metempsychosis, from Greek ps kh , spirit, soul, from pskhein (< *bhs--kh-), to breathe. (Pokorny 2. bhes- 146.) |
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