Where does “πολύς” come from?
πολύς (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.
πολύς (Ancient Greek): many, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as...
Definitions
- many, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as...
Ancestry of “πολύς”, step by step
πολύς traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek πόρος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |
via Proto-Indo-European polh₁ús
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | polh₁ús | many, much; much, many |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
Words derived from “πολύς”