English
Eosphorus
Eosphorus comes from Ancient Greek Ἑωσφόρος.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἙωσφόροςHeōsphóros
- EnglishtodayEosphorus
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἙωσφόροςHeōsphóros
- EnglishtodayEosphorus
A compound of Ἕως ‘dawn’ + φέρω ‘to bear, to carry’
Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- ‘to bear, carry’
Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti ‘to be carrying’
Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō ‘to bear’
Ancient Greek φέρω ‘to bear, to carry’
Every English word from Ancient Greek Ἑωσφόρος
Today it means
name Venus as the morning star.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Ἑωσφόρος / Eosphorus