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Where does “θερμός” come from?

θερμός (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek θερμός, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

θερμός (Greek): warm, hot; heated, fervent; heartfelt, hearty

Definitions

  1. warm, hot; heated, fervent; heartfelt, hearty

Ancestry of “θερμός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekθερμόςwarm, hot, boiling, glowing; hotheaded, hasty,...
2Ancient Greekσφαῖραball, globe, sphere
3Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
4Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
6Proto-Indo-European-ess—
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “θερμός”

  • θερμοπίδακας
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