Where does “Ἐλπήνωρ” come from?

Ἐλπήνωρ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ, from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr — man.

Ἐλπήνωρ (Ancient Greek): Elpenor, the youngest comrade of Odysseus

Definitions

  1. Elpenor, the youngest comrade of Odysseus

Ancestry of “Ἐλπήνωρ”, step by step

Ἐλπήνωρ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἀνήρ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀνήρman; husband; human being, as opposed to a god
2Proto-Hellenic*anḗrman

via Ancient Greek Ἐλπίς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἘλπίςElpis
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwelp-

Words derived from “Ἐλπήνωρ

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *anḗrEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ