Where does “αφρός” come from?
αφρός (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀφρός, from Proto-Indo-European n̥bʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European nebʰ- — to become damp, cloudy.
αφρός (Greek): foam; spume; froth
Ancestry of “αφρός”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἀφρός | foam, of the sea; foam, slaver, froth |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥bʰrós | rain-cloud, with semantic narrowing to rain,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | nebʰ- | to become damp, cloudy |