Where does “Τισιφόνη” come from?

Τισιφόνη (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τίσις, from Proto-Hellenic kʷítis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéytis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.

Τισιφόνη (Ancient Greek): Tisiphone

Definitions

  1. Tisiphone

Ancestry of “Τισιφόνη”, step by step

Τισιφόνη traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek τίσις

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτίσιςpayment; penalty, punishment, atonement,...
2Proto-Hellenickʷítis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéytis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge

via Ancient Greek φόνος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφόνοςmurder, slaughter; murder, homicide
2Proto-Hellenic*kʷʰónosmurder

Words derived from “Τισιφόνη”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéytis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic kʷítis →