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Where does “ερεβώδης” come from?

ερεβώδης (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Ἔρεβος, from Proto-Indo-European h₁régʷos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

ερεβώδης (Greek): dark

Definitions

  1. dark

Ancestry of “ερεβώδης”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἜρεβοςErebus; Darkness; Lower Air
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁régʷosdarkness
3Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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