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Where does “ανεμοστρόβιλος” come from?

ανεμοστρόβιλος (Greek) comes from Greek άνεμος, from Ancient Greek ἄνεμος, from Proto-Hellenic ánemos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- — to breathe.

ανεμοστρόβιλος (Greek): dust devil; tornado

Definitions

  1. dust devil; tornado

Ancestry of “ανεμοστρόβιλος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekάνεμοςwind
2Ancient Greekἄνεμοςwind, breeze, gale; any of the four cardinal...
3Proto-Hellenicánemoswind
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁mosbreath
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁-to breathe
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