Where does “Aphrodite” come from?

Aphrodite comes from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη, a goddess name of uncertain origin.

Ancestry of “Aphrodite”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	ἀφρός	foam, of the sea; foam, slaver, froth
2	Proto-Indo-European	n̥bʰrós	rain-cloud, with semantic narrowing to rain,...
3	Proto-Indo-European	nebʰ-	to become damp, cloudy

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