Etymology

chiro-

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New Latin chiro- ← Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír) ← Proto-Hellenic *kʰéhər
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰes-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰésōr
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kʰéhər
  4. Ancient Greekχείρ (kheír)
  5. New Latinchiro-
  6. English todaychiro-

Learned borrowing from New Latin chiro-.

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