Where does “γαϊδουροκαλόκαιρο” come from?

γαϊδουροκαλόκαιρο (Greek) comes from Greek καλοκαίρι, from Byzantine Greek καλοκαίριν, from Ancient Greek καλοκαίριον — fine weather.

γαϊδουροκαλόκαιρο (Greek): Indian summer

Definitions

  1. Indian summer

Ancestry of “γαϊδουροκαλόκαιρο”, step by step

γαϊδουροκαλόκαιρο traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek καλοκαίρι

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekκαλοκαίριsummertime, summer
2Byzantine Greekκαλοκαίρινgood season, good weather
3Ancient Greekκαλοκαίριονfine weather

via Greek γαϊδούρι

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GreekγαϊδούριAlternative form of γάιδαρος; donkey
Every word from Ancient Greek καλοκαίριον →Every word from Byzantine Greek καλοκαίριν →Every word from Greek καλοκαίρι →