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Where does “γυρός” come from?

γυρός (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European gēw- — to bend, arch.

γυρός (Ancient Greek): round, curved

Definitions

  1. round, curved

Ancestry of “γυρός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch

Words derived from “γυρός”

  • gyration
  • gyrating
  • gyrate
  • circumgyration
  • dextrogyrate
  • levogyrate
  • gyrational
  • gyrationally
  • hypogyration
  • gyratingly
  • levogyration
  • microgyration
  • gyrinus
  • girino
  • γυρῖνος
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