Where does “ὁλόκληρος” come from?

ὁλόκληρος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὅλος, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.

ὁλόκληρος (Ancient Greek): complete in all parts

Definitions

  1. complete in all parts

Ancestry of “ὁλόκληρος”, step by step

ὁλόκληρος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ὅλος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὅλοςwhole, entire, perfect, complete; absolute,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂wós—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy

via Ancient Greek κλῆρος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekκλῆροςA lot; That which is assigned by lot, an...
2Proto-Indo-Europeankald-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankola-—

Words derived from “ὁλόκληρος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós →Every word from Ancient Greek ὅλος →