πρωΐ

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See also: πρωί and πρῶϊ

Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hellenic [Term?], from Proto-Indo-European *preh₃i; see *pró (toward, leading to). Cognate with Latin prō (for, before), Sanskrit प्रातर् (prātar, early in the morning), German früh (id).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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πρωῐ̈́ (prōḯ)

  1. early in the day
  2. during morning

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: πρωί (proḯ), Greek: πρωινό (proïnó)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πρώην”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1243-4

Further reading

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