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Where does “ὁρίζων” come from?

ὁρίζων (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὅρος, from Proto-Hellenic wórwos, from Proto-Indo-European werw-.

ὁρίζων (Ancient Greek): horizon

Definitions

  1. horizon

Ancestry of “ὁρίζων”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὅροςboundary, limit, frontier, landmark; marking...
2Proto-Hellenicwórwos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwerw-—

Words derived from “ὁρίζων”

  • horizontal
  • horizon
  • horizontally
  • horizontality
  • subhorizontal
  • horizonal
  • horizonless
  • horizontalization
  • nonhorizontal
  • horizontalist
  • horizontalism
  • superhorizon
  • subhorizon
  • unhorizoned
  • horizontalize
  • horizonward
  • horizontalness
  • circumhorizontal
  • subhorizontally
  • paleohorizontal
  • horizonwards
  • nonhorizontally
  • circumhorizon
  • archaeological horizon
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