Where does “krater” come from?

krater (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Ancient Greek κρατήρ, from Ancient Greek κράμα, from Ancient Greek κεράννυμι, from Proto-Hellenic kírnāmi, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

krater (Norwegian Bokmål): a crater

Definitions

  1. a crater

Ancestry of “krater”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκρατήρmixing bowl for wine; messenger who bears an ode;...
2Ancient Greekκράμαmixture
3Ancient GreekκεράννυμιI mix, mingle, blend; I temper, cool by mixing; I...
4Proto-Hellenickírnāmito mix
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “krater

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂-Every word from Proto-Hellenic kírnāmiEvery word from Ancient Greek κεράννυμι
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