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Where does “καλοκαιρινός” come from?

καλοκαιρινός (Greek) comes from Greek καλοκαίρι, from Byzantine Greek καλοκαίριν, from Ancient Greek καλοκαίριον — fine weather.

καλοκαιρινός (Greek): summery, summer, summer-; 'see vernacular...

Definitions

  1. summery, summer, summer-; 'see vernacular...

Ancestry of “καλοκαιρινός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekκαλοκαίριsummertime, summer
2Byzantine Greekκαλοκαίρινgood season, good weather
3Ancient Greekκαλοκαίριονfine weather
Every word from Ancient Greek καλοκαίριον →