Where does “στρόφιον” come from?
στρόφιον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek στρόφος, from Ancient Greek ἄνθος, from Proto-Hellenic ántʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éndʰos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
στρόφιον (Ancient Greek): band worn by women round the breast; headband...
Definitions
- band worn by women round the breast; headband...
Ancestry of “στρόφιον”, step by step
στρόφιον traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek στρόφος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | στρόφος | thong; rope; twisted band, cord |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἄνθος | flower, blossom, bloom; froth, scum; bloom, peak |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | ántʰos | flower, blossom |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éndʰos | bloom |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |