Where does “μηνοειδής” come from?

μηνοειδής (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μείς, from Proto-Hellenic méns, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

μηνοειδής (Ancient Greek): crescent-shaped, crescentic, crescentiform,...

Definitions

  1. crescent-shaped, crescentic, crescentiform,...

Ancestry of “μηνοειδής”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμείςmonth; visible part of the moon
2Proto-Hellenicménsmonth; the visible moon
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “μηνοειδής”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Hellenic méns →