Where does “ἄνεμος” come from?

ἄνεμος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic ánemos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- — to breathe.

ἄνεμος (Ancient Greek): wind, breeze, gale; any of the four cardinal...

Definitions

  1. wind, breeze, gale; any of the four cardinal...

Ancestry of “ἄνεμος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicánemoswind
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁mosbreath
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁-to breathe

Words derived from “ἄνεμος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁mos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ánemos →