Where does “ἤπειρος” come from?

ἤπειρος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic ā́peřřos, from Proto-Indo-European Heh₂per-.

ἤπειρος (Ancient Greek): mainland, land; The mainland of Greece; continent

Definitions

  1. mainland, land; The mainland of Greece; continent

Ancestry of “ἤπειρος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicā́peřřos—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHeh₂per-—

Words derived from “ἤπειρος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Heh₂per- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ā́peřřos →
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