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; mainland

Definitions

  1. continent, landmass; mainland

Ancestry of “ήπειρος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἤπειροςmainland, land; The mainland of Greece; continent
2Proto-Hellenicā́peřřos—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHeh₂per-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Heh₂per- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ā́peřřos →Every word from Ancient Greek ἤπειρος →