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Where does “κορμός” come from?

κορμός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κείρω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kér-ye-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

κορμός (Ancient Greek): trunk of a tree; log of timber

Definitions

  1. trunk of a tree; log of timber

Ancestry of “κορμός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekκείρωI shear, shave, cut hair short; I ravage, waste;...
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kér-ye-—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “κορμός”

  • corm
  • protocorm
  • epicormic
  • cormous
  • cormus
  • cormlet
  • epicormically
  • cormlike
  • cormus
  • cormo
  • cormofita
  • ܩܘܪܡܐ
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