Where does “ποδήνεμος” come from?

ποδήνεμος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἄνεμος, from Proto-Hellenic ánemos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- — to breathe.

ποδήνεμος (Ancient Greek): wind-footed, swift as the wind epithet of Iris

Definitions

  1. wind-footed, swift as the wind epithet of Iris

Ancestry of “ποδήνεμος”, step by step

ποδήνεμος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἄνεμος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄνεμοςwind, breeze, gale; any of the four cardinal...
2Proto-Hellenicánemoswind
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁mosbreath
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁-to breathe

via Ancient Greek πούς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπούςfoot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁mos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ánemos →