ὀρός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *horós, from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (to flow, run); see also Sanskrit सर (sara, flowing), सरित् (sarit, river, brook) and Latin serum (whey).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ὀρός • (orós) m (genitive ὀροῦ); second declension

  1. whey, the watery part of milk
  2. serum of blood

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἐξορίζω (exorízō)
  • ὀροποτέω (oropotéō)
  • ὀρώδης (orṓdēs)

Descendants

  • Greek: ορός (orós)
  • Italian: orotico

Further reading

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