Where does “όρος” come from?

όρος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὅρος, from Proto-Hellenic wórwos, from Proto-Indo-European werw-.

όρος (Greek): term; definition, stipulation; clause

Definitions

  1. term; definition, stipulation; clause

Ancestry of “όρος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὅροςboundary, limit, frontier, landmark; marking...
2Proto-Hellenicwórwos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwerw-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werw- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic wórwos →Every word from Ancient Greek ὅρος →