Etymology

hemeral

he·me·ral
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Today it means: Daily; circadian; cyclical, with a period of 24 hours Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἡμέρα (hēméra) ← Proto-Hellenic *ā́mər ← Proto-Indo-European *Héh₂mr̥
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*Héh₂mr̥
  2. Proto-Hellenic*ā́mər
  3. Ancient Greekἦμαρ (êmar)
  4. Ancient Greekἡμέρα (hēméra)
  5. English todayhemeral

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἡμέρα (hēméra, “day”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἡμέρα all →

Hemera

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.