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Where does “ἦμαρ” come from?

ἦμαρ (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic ā́mər, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mr̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃- — to be hot; to burn.

ἦμαρ (Ancient Greek): day; by day; midday

Definitions

  1. day; by day; midday

Ancestry of “ἦμαρ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicā́mər—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mr̥heat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn

Words derived from “ἦμαρ”

  • ephemeral
  • ephemeris
  • ephemerality
  • ephemerally
  • ephemeron
  • nychthemeron
  • ephemeropteran
  • ephemeralness
  • hemerology
  • hemerological
  • hypernychthemeral
  • nonephemeral
  • nychthemeral
  • hemeral
  • unephemeral
  • ahemeral
  • hemerophyte
  • ephemeris
  • hemeralopía
  • hemerálope
  • efímero
  • effimerità
  • effimero
  • emeroteca
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