Where does “πονηρός” come from?

πονηρός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πονέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

πονηρός (Ancient Greek): oppressed by toils; toilsome, painful, grievous

Definitions

  1. oppressed by toils; toilsome, painful, grievous

Ancestry of “πονηρός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπονέωto toil, labor, work
2Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
3Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
4Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “πονηρός”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti →Every word from Ancient Greek -έω →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti →