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Where does “σύνορον” come from?

σύνορον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σύνορος, from Ancient Greek ὅρος, from Proto-Hellenic wórwos, from Proto-Indo-European werw-.

Ancestry of “σύνορον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσύνοροςconterminous with, neighboring, bordering
2Ancient Greekὅροςboundary, limit, frontier, landmark; marking...
3Proto-Hellenicwórwos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerw-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werw- →