Where does “βρομόκαιρος” come from?
βρομόκαιρος (Greek) comes from Greek καιρός, from Ancient Greek καιρός, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
βρομόκαιρος (Greek): lousy weather bad weather in general, rain etc
Definitions
- lousy weather bad weather in general, rain etc
Ancestry of “βρομόκαιρος”, step by step
βρομόκαιρος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Greek καιρός
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | καιρός | weather; time, events |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | καιρός | measure; proportion; fitness |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via Greek βρομό
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | βρομό | — |