Where does “ορθός” come from?

ορθός (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὀρθός, from Proto-Hellenic ortʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃r̥dʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

ορθός (Greek): upright, erect; straight; correct, right, sound

Definitions

  1. upright, erect; straight; correct, right, sound

Ancestry of “ορθός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὀρθόςstraight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a...
2Proto-Hellenicortʰwós—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃r̥dʰwós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
5Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
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