Where does “ἀδιάφορος” come from?

ἀδιάφορος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek διάφορος, from Ancient Greek διαφέρω, from Ancient Greek φέρω, from Proto-Hellenic pʰérō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

ἀδιάφορος (Ancient Greek): indifferent

Definitions

  1. indifferent

Ancestry of “ἀδιάφορος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδιάφοροςvarious, different
2Ancient Greekδιαφέρωto carry over or across, to carry from one to...
3Ancient GreekφέρωI bring, bear, carry
4Proto-Hellenicpʰérōto bear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “ἀδιάφορος

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéretiEvery word from Proto-Hellenic pʰérō