Where does “Erebus” come from?

Erebus comes from Ancient Greek Ἔρεβος, derived from Proto-Indo-European h₁régʷos with the nominative suffix Proto-Indo-European -os, though the original meaning remains uncertain.

Erebus (English): One of the Greek primordial deities who was the personification of darkness and shadow, brother-husband of Nyx and son of Chaos

Definitions

  1. One of the Greek primordial deities who was the personification of darkness and shadow, brother-husband of Nyx and son of Chaos

Ancestry of “Erebus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinErebusErebus, whose equivalent in Roman mythology is Scotus
2Ancient GreekἜρεβοςErebus; Darkness; Lower Air
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁régʷosdarkness
4Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁régʷos →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἔρεβος →