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Where does “ευραπηλιώτης” come from?

ευραπηλιώτης (Greek) comes from Greek εύρος, from Ancient Greek Εὖρος, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wer- — broad.

ευραπηλιώτης (Greek): an east-southeasterly Mediterranean wind

Definitions

  1. an east-southeasterly Mediterranean wind

Ancestry of “ευραπηλιώτης”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekεύροςwidth, breadth; the sirocco
2Ancient GreekΕὖροςeast wind
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wer-broad
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wer- →