Where does “ephor” come from?

ephor (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἔφορος, from Ancient Greek ἐπί, from Ancient Greek Ἡμέρα, from Ancient Greek ἦμαρ, from Proto-Hellenic ā́mər, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mr̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃- — to be hot; to burn.

ephor (English): One of the five annually-elected senior...

Definitions

  1. One of the five annually-elected senior...

Ancestry of “ephor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἔφοροςoverseer, guardian, ruler
2Ancient Greekἐπίas well, besides; For usage in composition, see...
3Ancient GreekἩμέρα—
4Ancient Greekἦμαρday; by day; midday
5Proto-Hellenicā́mərday
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mr̥heat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn

Words derived from “ephor”

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