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Where does “Ὁρμίαι” come from?

Ὁρμίαι (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὅρμος, from Proto-Indo-European sórmos, from Indo-European *ser-.

Ὁρμίαι (Ancient Greek): place of anchorage

Definitions

  1. place of anchorage

Ancestry of “Ὁρμίαι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὅρμοςa cord, a chain, especially a necklace, a collar;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeansórmos—
3Indo-European*ser-—

Words derived from “Ὁρμίαι”

  • Formiae
  • Formia
Every word from Indo-European *ser- →