Where does “μῶλος” come from?

μῶλος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European meh₃- — to cause toil, be a burden; to exert.

μῶλος (Ancient Greek): toil and moil of war, turmoil

Definitions

  1. toil and moil of war, turmoil

Ancestry of “μῶλος”, step by step

μῶλος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European meh₃-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₃-to cause toil, be a burden; to exert

via Latin mōlēs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmōlēsmultitude, mass (of material)

Words derived from “μῶλος

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₃-