Where does “Pontus Euxinus” come from?
Pontus Euxinus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Πόντος Εὔξεινος, from Ancient Greek Πόντος Ἄξεινος, from Ancient Greek ἄξεινος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
Pontus Euxinus (Latin): The Black Sea
Definitions
- The Black Sea
Ancestry of “Pontus Euxinus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Πόντος Εὔξεινος | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Πόντος Ἄξεινος | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄξεινος | inhospitable, not welcoming to strangers or guests |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |