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Where does “κεραυνός” come from?

κεραυνός (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κεραυνός, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

κεραυνός (Greek): thunderbolt, lightning

Definitions

  1. thunderbolt, lightning

Ancestry of “κεραυνός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκεραυνόςthunderbolt, lightning strike
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
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