English
hemeral
Hemeral comes from Ancient Greek ἡμέρα ‘day’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *Héh₂mr̥.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*Héh₂mr̥‘daylight, day’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*ā́mər‘day’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἦμαρêmar‘day’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἡμέραhēméra‘day’
- Englishearliest quotation 2003hemeral
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*Héh₂mr̥‘daylight, day’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*ā́mər‘day’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἦμαρêmar‘day’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἡμέραhēméra‘day’
- Englishearliest quotation 2003hemeral
Earliest quotation: 2003, Frank Edwin Robinson, Gaylene Marie Fasenko: “Photostimulation at 22 weeks of age was done with…”
Linked words
through Ancient Greek ἦμαρ ‘day’
Today it means
adj Daily; circadian; cyclical, with a period of 24 hours
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *Héh₂mr̥ / hemeral