Where does “μετέωρος” come from?

μετέωρος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀείρω, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

μετέωρος (Ancient Greek): lifted up, on high, in air

Definitions

  1. lifted up, on high, in air

Ancestry of “μετέωρος”, step by step

μετέωρος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἀείρω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀείρωto lift up, raise, support; to bear, sustain; to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wer-to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Ancient Greek μετά

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμετάin the midst of, among, between, with; in common,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméin the middle of, near, by, around, with

Words derived from “μετέωρος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer- →