Ancient Greek

θήρ

‘animal, beast’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Ancient Greek θήρ.

10 English words in this record descend from Ancient Greek θήρ, most familiar first.

• treacle ← triacle ← triacle ← tyriaca ← *triaca
• therian ← θηρίον
• afrotherian ← θηρίον
• afrothere ← θηρίον
• prototherian ← θηρίον
• theriac ← theriacum ← θηριακὸν ← θηριακὴ ← θηρίον
• therianthrope ← ἄνθρωπος ← θηρίον
• theriaca ← θηριακή ← θηρίον
• theroid
• theront

Etymograph / Ancient Greek θήρ