Where does “Σποράδες” come from?

Σποράδες (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σποράς, from Ancient Greek σπορά, from Ancient Greek σπείρω, from Proto-Hellenic spéřřō, from Proto-Indo-European spéryeti, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

Ancestry of “Σποράδες”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσποράςscattered, dispersed
2Ancient Greekσποράseed
3Ancient GreekσπείρωI sow; nominative/accusative/vocative dual of...
4Proto-Hellenicspéřřō
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspéryeti
6Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

Words derived from “Σποράδες

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sper-Every word from Proto-Indo-European spéryetiEvery word from Proto-Hellenic spéřřō