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Where does “Ὅμηρος” come from?

Ὅμηρος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὁμοῦ, from Ancient Greek ὁμός, from Ancient Greek φύλον, from Ancient Greek φιλία, from Ancient Greek Ἁρμονία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Ὅμηρος (Ancient Greek): Homer; hostage

Definitions

  1. Homer; hostage

Ancestry of “Ὅμηρος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekὁμοῦAt the same place: together; Close at hand,...
2Ancient Greekὁμόςsame, common, joint
3Ancient Greekφύλον—
4Ancient Greekφιλίαfriendship, love, affection, fondness;...
5Ancient GreekἉρμονία—
6Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “Ὅμηρος”

  • Homer
  • Homerian
  • Homerism
  • Homeric
  • Homerus
  • homericus
  • homeriacus
  • homerius
  • Homericus
  • homérico
  • Homero
  • Omero
  • Homero
  • homeerinen
  • Homer
  • ホメーロス
  • Όμηρος
  • Ὁμηρικός
  • Homer
  • homerisk
  • homersk
  • Hóiméar
  • Hóiméarach
  • Հոմերոս
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