Where does “βασιλίσκος” come from?

βασιλίσκος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek βασιλεύς, from Proto-Hellenic gʷatiléus — chief; king.

βασιλίσκος (Ancient Greek): princelet, chieftain; basilisk, kind of serpent;...

Definitions

  1. princelet, chieftain; basilisk, kind of serpent;...

Ancestry of “βασιλίσκος”, step by step

βασιλίσκος traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek βασιλεύς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβασιλεύςchief, master; king, lord, patron
2Proto-Hellenicgʷatiléuschief; king

via Sumerian 𒈗

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sumerian𒈗ruler, king
2Sumerian𒃲great

via Ancient Greek βᾰσῐλεύς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβᾰσῐλεύςking

Words derived from “βασιλίσκος”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic gʷatiléus →Every word from Ancient Greek βασιλεύς →