Where does “ἀμφιφορεύς” come from?

ἀμφιφορεύς (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek φορεύς, from Ancient Greek φορέω, from Ancient Greek φέρω, from Proto-Hellenic pʰérō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

ἀμφιφορεύς (Ancient Greek): amphora, a large jar with two handles

Definitions

  1. amphora, a large jar with two handles

Ancestry of “ἀμφιφορεύς”, step by step

ἀμφιφορεύς traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek φορεύς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφορεύςbearer
2Ancient Greekφορέωto bear repeatedly or habitually; to wear; to...
3Ancient GreekφέρωI bring, bear, carry
4Proto-Hellenicpʰérōto bear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via Ancient Greek ἀμφί

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀμφί
2Ancient Greekὀξύςsharp, pointed; sharp, keen; quick, hasty, swift
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “ἀμφιφορεύς

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