English
Mount Erebus
Mount Erebus comes from Latin Erebus ‘Greek personification of darkness’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₁regʷ- ‘to be dark’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁regʷ-‘to be dark’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁régʷos‘darkness’next step skipped: Ancient Greek ἔρεβος
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἜρεβοςÉrebos
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEErebus‘Greek personification of darkness’
- EnglishtodayMount Erebus
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁regʷ-‘to be dark’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁régʷos‘darkness’next step skipped: Ancient Greek ἔρεβος
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἜρεβοςÉrebos
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEErebus‘Greek personification of darkness’
- EnglishtodayMount Erebus
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *h₁regʷ-
Today it means
name A volcano in Ross Island, Ross Dependency, Antarctica; known for being the southernmost active volcano.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁regʷ- / Mount Erebus