Where does “horos” come from?

horos (English) comes from Ancient Greek ὅρος, from Proto-Hellenic wórwos, from Proto-Indo-European werw-.

horos (English): A stone marking a boundary in Ancient Greece

Definitions

  1. A stone marking a boundary in Ancient Greece

Ancestry of “horos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὅροςboundary, limit, frontier, landmark; marking...
2Proto-Hellenicwórwos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwerw-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werw- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic wórwos →Every word from Ancient Greek ὅρος →