Where does “ἐγρήγορος” come from?
ἐγρήγορος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἐγείρω, from Proto-Hellenic egéřřō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ger- — to be awake, to awaken; to be awake, to wake up.
ἐγρήγορος (Ancient Greek): wakeful
Ancestry of “ἐγρήγορος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἐγείρω | to awaken, wake up, rouse, stir; to rouse, stir... |
| 2 | Proto-Hellenic | egéřřō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ger- | to be awake, to awaken; to be awake, to wake up |
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