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Where does “epiro” come from?

epiro (Italian) comes from Latin Ēpīrus, from Ancient Greek Ἤπειρος, from Proto-Hellenic ā́peřřos, from Proto-Indo-European Heh₂per-.

Ancestry of “epiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinĒpīrus—
2Ancient GreekἬπειροςEpirus; mainland
3Proto-Hellenicā́peřřos—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHeh₂per-—

Words derived from “epiro”

  • epirogenesi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Heh₂per- →