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Where does “έρις” come from?

έρις (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἔρις, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

έρις (Greek): - "formal" type of "η έριδα"; discord, conflict;...

Definitions

  1. - "formal" type of "η έριδα"; discord, conflict;...

Ancestry of “έρις”, step by step

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