Where does “گرمسیر” come from?
گرمسیر (Persian) comes from Persian گرم, from French gramme, from Latin gramma, from Ancient Greek γράμμα, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
گرمسیر (Persian): tropical region; tropics
Definitions
- tropical region; tropics
Ancestry of “گرمسیر”, step by step
گرمسیر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian گرم
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | گرم | warm; gram; grief |
| 2 | French | gramme | gram |
| 3 | Latin | gramma | gram |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γράμμα | that which is written, that which is drawn,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |