σωρός

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Probably derived from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (to swell). Starting from Proto-Indo-European *twoh₂-ro-, Solmsen seeks connection with σῶς (sôs, safe, healthy, intact), also pleading against connection with σορός (sorós, cup, recipient). σῶμα (sôma, body) has also been compared.[1] See also Old Armenian թուշ (tʻuš, cheek), from Proto-Indo-European *tewHr- (to swell), which seems connected to *tewh₂- and which the Greek term may alternatively derive from.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σωρός (sōrósm (genitive σωροῦ); second declension

  1. heap, pile, mound (especially of corn)
    Synonyms: θημών (thēmṓn), θωμός (thōmós), κόρθυς (kórthus)
  2. (in general) heap, quantity

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: σωρός (sorós)
  • New Latin: sōrus (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “σωρός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1440

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σωρός (sōrós, heap, mound).

Pronunciation

Noun

σωρός (sorósm (plural σωροί)

  1. heap, pile

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • ένα σωρό (éna soró, loads of, lots of, a whole bunch of)