Where does “σφαλερός” come from?

σφαλερός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σφάλλω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)gʷʰh₂el- — to stumble.

σφαλερός (Ancient Greek): slippery, perilous, likely to make one stumble;...

Definitions

  1. slippery, perilous, likely to make one stumble;...

Ancestry of “σφαλερός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσφάλλωto topple, overthrow; to kill; to baffle
2Proto-Indo-European(s)gʷʰh₂el-to stumble

Words derived from “σφαλερός”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)gʷʰh₂el- →Every word from Ancient Greek σφάλλω →