In the aorist form ἑσπόμην from ἕπομαι “I am following”, where is the sigma from?
Is the aorist of this verb suppletive?
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In the aorist form ἑσπόμην from ἕπομαι “I am following”, where is the sigma from?
Is the aorist of this verb suppletive?
The question arises while reading:
*σεπ-ομαι > ἕπ-ομαι, cf. Lat. sequor (-π- in ἕπομαι is the reflex of earlier labiovelar -qu-)
The aor. stem is zero grade σπ- ; the rough breathing may be due to analogy with the present, or else reduplication, *σε-σπ-ομην > ἑσπόμην.