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Where does “θήρ” come from?

θήρ (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic kʷʰḗr, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- — wild; wild animal.

θήρ (Ancient Greek): a wild beast, beast of prey, especially a lion;...

Definitions

  1. a wild beast, beast of prey, especially a lion;...

Ancestry of “θήρ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenickʷʰḗrwild beast
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwer-wild; wild animal

Words derived from “θήρ”

  • treacle
  • treacly
  • theriac
  • theriomorphic
  • treacled
  • therianthrope
  • theriogenology
  • theroid
  • prototherian
  • theriolatry
  • theriacal
  • treacliness
  • theriomancy
  • theriotype
  • therio-
  • theriogenologist
  • theriogenological
  • theriologic
  • prototherial
  • theriaca
  • θηρίο
  • θηριοδαμαστής
  • Theria
  • Trechnotheria
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