Where does “ἁλμυρίς” come from?

ἁλμυρίς (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἁλμυρός, from Ancient Greek ἅλμη, from Ancient Greek ἅλς, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

ἁλμυρίς (Ancient Greek): salt humour, salt scum

Definitions

  1. salt humour, salt scum

Ancestry of “ἁλμυρίς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἁλμυρόςsalty
2Ancient Greekἅλμηseawater, brine; spray that has dried on the...
3Ancient Greekἅλςsalt; brine; sea
4Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐοςEvery word from Ancient Greek ἅλς