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Where does “στέργηθρον” come from?

στέργηθρον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -θρον, from Proto-Hellenic [[*-tron]] ~ [[*-tʰron]], from Proto-Indo-European [[*-trom]] ~ [[*-dʰrom]].

στέργηθρον (Ancient Greek): love-charm, applied to various plants; love...

Definitions

  1. love-charm, applied to various plants; love...

Ancestry of “στέργηθρον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-θρον—
2Proto-Hellenic[[*-tron]] ~ [[*-tʰron]]—
3Proto-Indo-European[[*-trom]] ~ [[*-dʰrom]]—

Words derived from “στέργηθρον”

  • stergethron
Every word from Proto-Indo-European [[*-trom]] ~ [[*-dʰrom]] →