Where does “Doris” come from?

Doris derives from English Doric, from Ancient Greek Δωρικός, formed with the suffix -ῐκός from Ancient Greek δῶρον meaning "gift," tracing to Proto-Hellenic dṓron and ultimately Proto-Indo-European déh₃rom.

Doris (English): gay

Definitions

  1. gay

Ancestry of “Doris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΔωρίςa female Dorian
2Ancient GreekΔῶροςDorus
3Ancient Greekδῶρονgift; hand's width
4Proto-Hellenicdṓrongift
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃romgift
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “Doris

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₃romEvery word from Proto-Hellenic dṓron
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