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Where does “Iberis” come from?

Iberis (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἰβηρίς, from Ancient Greek Ἰβηρία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Iberis (Latin): genitive singular of Ibēr; dative plural of...

Definitions

  1. genitive singular of Ibēr; dative plural of...

Ancestry of “Iberis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἰβηρίςpepperwort
2Ancient GreekἸβηρίαIberia
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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