Where does “ἄλφιτον” come from?

ἄλφιτον (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰit — barley.

ἄλφιτον (Ancient Greek): barley-groats, barley flour; meal, groats; one's...

Definitions

  1. barley-groats, barley flour; meal, groats; one's...

Ancestry of “ἄλφιτον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰitbarley
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰit