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Where does “tʰéros” come from?

tʰéros (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰéros, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr.

Ancestry of “tʰéros”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰérosheat; warm weather
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰer-warm, hot
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr—

Words derived from “tʰéros”

  • therophyte
  • θερινός
  • θέρος
  • θέρος
  • θερινός
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr →