Where does “παρωτίς” come from?
παρωτίς (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek οὖς, from Ancient Greek ὀδούς, from Proto-Hellenic odónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
Ancestry of “παρωτίς”, step by step
παρωτίς traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek οὖς
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | οὖς | ear; hearing; spy |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὀδούς | A tooth, tusk; anything pointed: spike, prong;... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | odónts | tooth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
via Ancient Greek παρά
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 2 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 3 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |