Where does “νιπτήρ” come from?

νιπτήρ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek νίζω, from Proto-Hellenic niďďō, from Proto-Indo-European nigʷ-ye-, from Proto-Indo-European neygʷ- — to wash.

νιπτήρ (Ancient Greek): washbasin

Definitions

  1. washbasin

Ancestry of “νιπτήρ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekνίζωto wash the hands or feet of another; to purge,...
2Proto-Hellenicniďďōto wash
3Proto-Indo-Europeannigʷ-ye-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanneygʷ-to wash

Words derived from “νιπτήρ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neygʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nigʷ-ye- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic niďďō →