Where does “πορφυρόζωνος” come from?

πορφυρόζωνος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πορφύρα, from Ancient Greek πορφύρω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

πορφυρόζωνος (Ancient Greek): with purple girdle

Definitions

  1. with purple girdle

Ancestry of “πορφυρόζωνος”, step by step

πορφυρόζωνος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek πορφύρα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπορφύραpurple-fish; a purple dye obtained from it;...
2Ancient Greekπορφύρωto surge up; to redden
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via Ancient Greek ζώνη

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekζώνηbelt, sash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek πορφύρα →