Where does “φούρνος” come from?

φούρνος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek φοῦρνος, from Latin furnus, from Proto-Italic fornos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰr̥-nós, from Indo-European *gʷʰer-.

φούρνος (Greek): oven; bakery, baker's shop; furnace

Definitions

  1. oven; bakery, baker's shop; furnace

Ancestry of “φούρνος”, step by step

φούρνος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek φοῦρνος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφοῦρνοςoven
2Latinfurnusoven; bakery
3Proto-Italicfornos
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰr̥-nós
5Indo-European*gʷʰer-

via Greek μικροκύμα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekμικροκύμαmicrowave
2Greekμικρόςsmall, little; short; young
3Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “φούρνος

Every word from Indo-European *gʷʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰr̥-nósEvery word from Proto-Italic fornos