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Where does “ὅριον” come from?

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

ὅριον (Koine Greek): a bound, limit; frontier; region, district

Definitions

  1. a bound, limit; frontier; region, district

Ancestry of “ὅριον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὅροςboundary, limit, frontier, landmark; marking...
2Proto-Hellenicwórwos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwerw-—

Words derived from “ὅριον”

  • όριο
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werw- →