Where does “erus” come from?

erus (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic ezos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁esh₂ós — master.

erus (Latin): master of the house or family

Definitions

  1. master of the house or family

Ancestry of “erus”, step by step

erus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic ezos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicezosmaster
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁esh₂ósmaster

via Cornish erya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornisheryato challenge, defy, fly in the face of

Words derived from “erus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁esh₂ós
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