English
hemerodrome
Hemerodrome comes from Ancient Greek ἡμέρᾱ ‘day’, from δρόμος ‘race, running’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *drem- ‘to run’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*drem-‘to run’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδρόμοςdrómos‘race, running’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἡμέρᾱhēmérā‘day’
- Englishtodayhemerodrome
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*drem-‘to run’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδρόμοςdrómos‘race, running’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἡμέρᾱhēmérā‘day’
- Englishtodayhemerodrome
The story
Slightly more common form is "hemerodromos".
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *drem- ‘to run’
dormant, dormitory, dormer, dromedary, 24 more
through Ancient Greek δρόμος ‘race, running’
through Ancient Greek ἡμέρᾱ ‘day’
Today it means
noun A courier in Ancient Greece who would run for a day
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *drem- / hemerodrome