Where does “Ήπειρος” come from?

Ήπειρος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Ἤπειρος, from Proto-Hellenic ā́peřřos, from Proto-Indo-European Heh₂per-.

Ήπειρος (Greek): continent, landmass

Definitions

  1. continent, landmass

Ancestry of “Ήπειρος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἬπειροςEpirus; mainland
2Proto-Hellenicā́peřřos—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHeh₂per-—

Words derived from “Ήπειρος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Heh₂per- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ā́peřřos →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἤπειρος →