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
- continent, landmass; mainland
Ancestry of “ήπειρος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἤπειρος | mainland, land; The mainland of Greece; continent |
| 2 | Proto-Hellenic | ā́peřřos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | Heh₂per- | — |
Words derived from “ήπειρος”