Where does “epirus” come from?

epirus (Middle Dutch) comes from Latin Ēpīrus, from Ancient Greek Ἤπειρος, from Proto-Hellenic ā́peřřos, from Proto-Indo-European Heh₂per-.

Ancestry of “epirus”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	Ēpīrus	—
2	Ancient Greek	Ἤπειρος	Epirus; mainland
3	Proto-Hellenic	ā́peřřos	—
4	Proto-Indo-European	Heh₂per-	—

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