κόρος

Ancient Greek

noun
Definitions
  • boy, youth
  • soldier
  • son
  • puppet, doll

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Hellenic *kórwos (boy) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- (horn, grow, feed, dirty, raven, become bigger, grey, top, plait, weave, gray color, crow, head, rope, dark).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ḱer-

Gloss

horn, grow, feed, dirty, raven, become bigger, grey, top, plait, weave, gray color, crow, head, rope, dark

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

頭

Emoji
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