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Where does “θρόνος” come from?

θρόνος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

θρόνος (Ancient Greek): seat; throne

Definitions

  1. seat; throne

Ancestry of “θρόνος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “θρόνος”

  • throne
  • enthroned
  • dethrone
  • enthronement
  • dethronement
  • enthrone
  • trone
  • thronelike
  • throneroom
  • throneless
  • tronage
  • reenthronement
  • unthrone
  • disenthrone
  • dethroner
  • unthroning
  • enthroneth
  • disthrone
  • throneship
  • reenthrone
  • reinthrone
  • inthrone
  • enthroner
  • thronal
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