Where does “λιμηρός” come from?

λιμηρός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek λῑμός — hunger, famine; famine, hunger.

λιμηρός (Ancient Greek): hungry, causing hunger

Definitions

  1. hungry, causing hunger

Ancestry of “λιμηρός”, step by step

λιμηρός traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek λῑμός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλῑμόςhunger, famine; famine, hunger

via Ancient Greek λῐμήν

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλῐμήνharbour, port; port
Every word from Ancient Greek λῑμός
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