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Where does “auhṓs” come from?

auhṓs (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwsōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éws-os-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ews- — dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up.

auhṓs (Proto-Hellenic): dawn; goddess of dawn

Definitions

  1. dawn; goddess of dawn

Ancestry of “auhṓs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwsōsdawn; goddess of dawn, bringer of light for which...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éws-os-s—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ews-dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up

Words derived from “auhṓs”

  • eosinophilic
  • eosin
  • hypereosinophilic
  • eosinate
  • eosophobia
  • eophyte
  • eosinopoiesis
  • eosinic
  • eofan
  • eophytic
  • eo-
  • eobiont
  • Eoanthropus
  • ἠώς
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