Where does “λεῖος” come from?

λεῖος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek λεῖϝος, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁y-u- — smooth.

λεῖος (Ancient Greek): smooth to the touch; smooth, plain, not...

Definitions

  1. smooth to the touch; smooth, plain, not...

Ancestry of “λεῖος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλεῖϝος—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁y-u-smooth

Words derived from “λεῖος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁y-u- →Every word from Ancient Greek λεῖϝος →