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Where does “ἑσπέρᾱ ὥρᾱ” come from?

ἑσπέρᾱ ὥρᾱ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἕσπερος, from Proto-Hellenic wésperos, from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros, from Proto-Indo-European we-.

ἑσπέρᾱ ὥρᾱ (Ancient Greek): time of evening

Definitions

  1. time of evening

Ancestry of “ἑσπέρᾱ ὥρᾱ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἕσπεροςof or at evening; western; evening
2Proto-Hellenicwésperos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwek(ʷ)sperosevening
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwe-—

Words derived from “ἑσπέρᾱ ὥρᾱ”

  • ἑσπέρα
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