Where does “boreus” come from?

boreus (Latin) comes from Greek βόρειος, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

boreus (Latin): northern, north, northerly

Definitions

  1. northern, north, northerly

Ancestry of “boreus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekβόρειοςnorth, northerly; northerner
2Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
3Proto-Indo-European-iHwós
4Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “boreus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wósEvery word from Ancient Greek -εῖοςEvery word from Greek βόρειος
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