Where does “σκοτοδινία” come from?

σκοτοδινία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σκότος, from Proto-Indo-European skh₃tos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

Ancestry of “σκοτοδινία”, step by step

σκοτοδινία traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek σκότος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσκότοςdarkness, gloom
2Proto-Indo-Europeanskh₃tos—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

via Ancient Greek δῖνος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδῖνοςwhirling, rotation

Words derived from “σκοτοδινία”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skh₃tos →Every word from Ancient Greek σκότος →