Where does “ἀορτή” come from?

ἀορτή (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀορτέω, from Ancient Greek ἀείρω, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

ἀορτή (Ancient Greek): the lower extremities of the windpipe; a knapsack...

Definitions

  1. the lower extremities of the windpipe; a knapsack...

Ancestry of “ἀορτή”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀορτέω—
2Ancient Greekἀείρωto lift up, raise, support; to bear, sustain; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wer-to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “ἀορτή”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer- →