Where does “πᾰτήρ” come from?

πᾰτήρ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὄνυμα, from Ancient Greek ὄνομα, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

πᾰτήρ (Ancient Greek): father

Definitions

  1. father

Ancestry of “πᾰτήρ”, step by step

πᾰτήρ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ὄνυμα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekὄνυμαDoric and Aeolic form of ὄνομᾰ
2Ancient Greekὄνομαname; fame; noun, in the wide sense: referring to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

via Proto-Hellenic patḗr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicpatḗrfather
2Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “πᾰτήρ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄνομα →