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Eriphyle
Eriphyle comes from Ancient Greek Ἐριφύλη, from φῡλή ‘race, tribe’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- ‘to be, grow’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰuH-‘to be, grow’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰuH-lomreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφῡλή‘race, tribe’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἘριφύληEriphúlē
- EnglishtodayEriphyle
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰuH-‘to be, grow’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰuH-lomreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφῡλή‘race, tribe’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἘριφύληEriphúlē
- EnglishtodayEriphyle
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- ‘to be, grow’
be, been, future, power, possible, present, build, improve, presence, essential, physical, bond, bush, bound, absence, contribution, entity, booth, approve, probability, absent, physician, favorable, distribute, fiat, contributor, bun, bouquet, favourable, retribution, imp, attribution, rebuke, impotent, impossibility, aren, bower, bosque, beamer, approbation, 84 more
through Ancient Greek φῡλή ‘race, tribe’
Today it means
name The daughter of King Talaus of Argos and Lysimache, who — in exchange for the Necklace of Harmonia given to her by Polynices — persuaded her husband Amphiaraus to join the doomed expedition of the Seven against Thebes. She was then slain by her son Alcmaeon.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- / Eriphyle