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Where does “ερυθρός” come from?

ερυθρός (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός, from Proto-Hellenic *erutʰrós.

ερυθρός (Greek): red

Definitions

  1. red

Ancestry of “ερυθρός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐρυθρόςreddish, red
2Proto-Hellenic*erutʰrós—

Words derived from “ερυθρός”

  • ερυθροκύανος
  • καστανέρυθρος
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