Where does “νωθρός” come from?

νωθρός (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek νωθρός, from Ancient Greek νωθής, from Ancient Greek νη-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

νωθρός (Greek): sluggish, languid, lazy; dull, slow

Definitions

  1. sluggish, languid, lazy; dull, slow

Ancestry of “νωθρός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekνωθρόςsluggish, slothful
2Ancient Greekνωθήςsluggish, lazy
3Ancient Greekνη-Alternative form of ἀ-; not; not-
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “νωθρός

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neEvery word from Proto-Indo-European n̥-Every word from Ancient Greek νη-