Where does “ξυπνητήρι” come from?
ξυπνητήρι (Greek) comes from Greek ξύπνημα, from Greek ξυπνώ, from Greek ξυπνάω, from Ancient Greek ἐξ, from Ancient Greek Ὕπνος, from Proto-Hellenic húpnos, from Proto-Indo-European supnós, from Proto-Indo-European swóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s — to sleep.
ξυπνητήρι (Greek): alarm clock
Definitions
- alarm clock
Ancestry of “ξυπνητήρι”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | ξύπνημα | awakening |
| 2 | Greek | ξυπνώ | Alternative form of ξυπνάω; awake; to wake up |
| 3 | Greek | ξυπνάω | awake, wake up; become aware, wake up, awaken |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐξ | Alternative form of ἐκ; out; from, out of |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ὕπνος | Hypnos, the Greek mythological god of sleep |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | húpnos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | supnós | sleep; death |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swep- | to sleep |