Where does “αντίβαρο” come from?
αντίβαρο (Greek) comes from Greek βάρος, from Ancient Greek βάρος, from Ancient Greek βαρύς, from Proto-Hellenic gʷarus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
αντίβαρο (Greek): counterweight, counterbalance, counterpoise
Definitions
- counterweight, counterbalance, counterpoise
Ancestry of “αντίβαρο”, step by step
αντίβαρο traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Greek βάρος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | βάρος | mass; weight, heaviness; burden, load, cargo |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βάρος | weight, burden, load; grief, sorrow; plenty |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βαρύς | heavy, weighty; heavy, burdensome, oppressive;... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷarus | heavy |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |
via Greek αντί
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | αντί | instead of, in lieu of; beam |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀντί | over against, opposite; at the same time as; in... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | νόμος | usage, custom; law, ordinance; melody, strain |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | νέμω | to deal out, distribute, dispense; to pasture or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | némos | sacrifice, worship; place of sacrifice, clearing |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | nem- | to distribute; to give, to take |