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

διόσπυρος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek πυρός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπυρόςwheat; a grain of wheat; genitive singular of πῦρ
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuHróswheat
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure

via Ancient Greek Διός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΔιόςZeus

Words derived from “διόσπυρος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European puHrós →Every word from Ancient Greek πυρός →