Where does “Epirus” come from?

Epirus (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch epirus, from Latin Ēpīrus, from Ancient Greek Ἤπειρος, from Proto-Hellenic ā́peřřos, from Proto-Indo-European Heh₂per-.

Ancestry of “Epirus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchepirus—
2LatinĒpīrus—
3Ancient GreekἬπειροςEpirus; mainland
4Proto-Hellenicā́peřřos—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHeh₂per-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Heh₂per- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ā́peřřos →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἤπειρος →