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Where does “ánemos” come from?

ánemos (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- — to breathe.

ánemos (Proto-Hellenic): wind

Definitions

  1. wind

Ancestry of “ánemos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁mosbreath
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁-to breathe

Words derived from “ánemos”

  • anemone
  • anemometer
  • anemometry
  • anemophilous
  • anemonefish
  • protoanemonin
  • anemograph
  • anemotaxis
  • anemochorous
  • anemochory
  • anemonin
  • anemoscope
  • anemophobia
  • anemogram
  • anemochore
  • anemogamous
  • anemometre
  • anemo-
  • anemious
  • anemophyte
  • anemogamy
  • anemoscopy
  • anemone
  • anemoscopio
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