Where does “ἀφρός” come from?
ἀφρός (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European n̥bʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European nebʰ- — to become damp, cloudy.
ἀφρός (Ancient Greek): foam, of the sea; foam, slaver, froth
Definitions
- foam, of the sea; foam, slaver, froth
Ancestry of “ἀφρός”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥bʰrós | rain-cloud, with semantic narrowing to rain,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | nebʰ- | to become damp, cloudy |
Words derived from “ἀφρός”