Where does “ολόκληρος” come from?

ολόκληρος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὁλόκληρος, from Ancient Greek ὅλος, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.

ολόκληρος (Greek): whole, entire, complete

Definitions

  1. whole, entire, complete

Ancestry of “ολόκληρος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὁλόκληροςcomplete in all parts
2Ancient Greekὅλοςwhole, entire, perfect, complete; absolute,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂wós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós →Every word from Ancient Greek ὅλος →