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Where does “φάλαρος” come from?

φάλαρος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek φαλός, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

φάλαρος (Ancient Greek): having a patch of white

Definitions

  1. having a patch of white

Ancestry of “φάλαρος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφαλόςwhite
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “φάλαρος”

  • phalarope
  • Phalaris
  • φαλαρίς
  • Phalaropus
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