Where does “σεβρό” come from?
σεβρό (Greek) comes from French chevreau, from Old French chevrel, from Latin capreolus, from Latin caprea, from Latin -ea, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
σεβρό (Greek): kidskin, kid
Ancestry of “σεβρό”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | chevreau | kid; goatskin |
| 2 | Old French | chevrel | kid |
| 3 | Latin | capreolus | roe deer, roebuck |
| 4 | Latin | caprea | a roe deer; a wild female goat; vocative singular... |
| 5 | Latin | -ea | nominative feminine singular of -eus; nominative... |
| 6 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |