Where does “ημερονύκτιο” come from?

ημερονύκτιο (Greek) comes from Greek ημέρα, from Ancient Greek Ἡμέρα, from Ancient Greek ἦμαρ, from Proto-Hellenic ā́mər, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mr̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃- — to be hot; to burn.

ημερονύκτιο (Greek): 24 hours, a day and a night

Definitions

  1. 24 hours, a day and a night

Ancestry of “ημερονύκτιο”, step by step

ημερονύκτιο traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek ημέρα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekημέραday; hours of daylight
2Ancient GreekἩμέρα
3Ancient Greekἦμαρday; by day; midday
4Proto-Hellenicā́mərday
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mr̥heat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn

via Greek νύχτα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekνύχταnight
2Ancient GreekΝύξNyx
3Ancient Greekνύξnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mr̥Every word from Proto-Hellenic ā́mər