Where does “ἄπειρος” come from?

ἄπειρος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

ἄπειρος (Ancient Greek): without trial or experience, not used to,...

Definitions

  1. without trial or experience, not used to,...

Ancestry of “ἄπειρος”, step by step

ἄπειρος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek πεῖρα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπεῖραtrial, experiment, attempt
2Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Ancient Greek πέρας

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπέραςend, goal, extremity

Words derived from “ἄπειρος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Ancient Greek πεῖρα →