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Where does “Ὄρθρος” come from?

Ὄρθρος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₃r-dʰ-ro-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- — to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

Ὄρθρος (Ancient Greek): The time immediately before or around sunrise,...

Definitions

  1. The time immediately before or around sunrise,...

Ancestry of “Ὄρθρος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃r-dʰ-ro-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃er-to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

Words derived from “Ὄρθρος”

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