Where does “καλόκαιρος” come from?

καλόκαιρος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek καιρός, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

καλόκαιρος (Ancient Greek): this word’s etyma and its Latin gloss both admit of a wide range of interpretations of its meaning — see κᾰλός, καιρός; bonus, tempus

Definitions

  1. this word’s etyma and its Latin gloss both admit of a wide range of interpretations of its meaning — see κᾰλός, καιρός; bonus, tempus

Ancestry of “καλόκαιρος”, step by step

καλόκαιρος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek καιρός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκαιρόςmeasure; proportion; fitness
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Ancient Greek κᾰλός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκᾰλόςbeautiful, morally beautiful, of good quality;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeankal-wo-s—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankal-hard; beautiful; handsome
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →