Where does “διόσπυρος” come from?
διόσπυρος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πυρός, from Proto-Indo-European puHrós, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.
Ancestry of “διόσπυρος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | πυρός | wheat; a grain of wheat; genitive singular of πῦρ |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | puHrós | wheat |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pewH- | to be clean, pure |
Words derived from “διόσπυρος”