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Where does “βάρος” come from?

βάρος (Greek) comes 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.

βάρος (Greek): mass; weight, heaviness; burden, load, cargo

Definitions

  1. mass; weight, heaviness; burden, load, cargo

Ancestry of “βάρος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβάροςweight, burden, load; grief, sorrow; plenty
2Ancient Greekβαρύςheavy, weighty; heavy, burdensome, oppressive;...
3Proto-Hellenicgʷarusheavy
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
5Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “βάρος”

  • βαρετός
  • αντίβαρο
  • αβάρετος
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