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Where does “ἠώς” come from?

ἠώς (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic auhṓs, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwsōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éws-os-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ews- — dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up.

ἠώς (Ancient Greek): The morning red, daybreak, dawn; Dawn as a length...

Definitions

  1. The morning red, daybreak, dawn; Dawn as a length...

Ancestry of “ἠώς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicauhṓsdawn; goddess of dawn
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwsōsdawn; goddess of dawn, bringer of light for which...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éws-os-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ews-dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up

Words derived from “ἠώς”

  • eosinophilic
  • eosin
  • hypereosinophilic
  • eosinate
  • eosophobia
  • eophyte
  • eosinopoiesis
  • eosinic
  • eofan
  • eophytic
  • eo-
  • eobiont
  • Eoanthropus
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