Where does “κέλης” come from?

κέλης (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

κέλης (Ancient Greek): racehorse

Definitions

  1. racehorse

Ancestry of “κέλης”, step by step

κέλης traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European ḱel-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Ancient Greek κέλομαι

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκέλομαιto command; to urge, exhort

Words derived from “κέλης

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-