Where does “Doris” come from?

Doris (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Δωρίς, from Ancient Greek Δῶρος, from Ancient Greek δῶρον, from Proto-Hellenic dṓron, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃rom, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

Doris (Latin): A kind of bugloss

Definitions

  1. A kind of bugloss

Ancestry of “Doris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΔωρίςa female Dorian
2Ancient GreekΔῶροςDorus
3Ancient Greekδῶρονgift; hand's width
4Proto-Hellenicdṓrongift
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃romgift
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₃romEvery word from Proto-Hellenic dṓron
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