Where does “Eris” come from?

Eris comes from Ancient Greek Ἔρις, from Ancient Greek ἔρις, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁er-.

Eris (English): The goddess of discord and strife, whose apple of discord sparked events that eventually led to the Trojan War; equated by Homer with Enyo (goddess of violent war) and identified with the Roman goddess Discordia; the same figure as principal deity of Discordianism, regarded as the goddess of disorde

Definitions

  1. The goddess of discord and strife, whose apple of discord sparked events that eventually led to the Trojan War; equated by Homer with Enyo (goddess of violent war) and identified with the Roman goddess Discordia; the same figure as principal deity of Discordianism, regarded as the goddess of disorde

Ancestry of “Eris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἔριςstrife, quarrel; contention, rivalry; political...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

Words derived from “Eris”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἔρις →