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Where does “θέρος” come from?

θέρος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic tʰéros, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰéros, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr.

θέρος (Ancient Greek): heat; summer; harvest, crop

Definitions

  1. heat; summer; harvest, crop

Ancestry of “θέρος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenictʰéros—
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰérosheat; warm weather
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰer-warm, hot
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr—

Words derived from “θέρος”

  • therophyte
  • θέρος
  • θερινός
  • θερινός
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr →