Where does “ἐλάσσων” come from?

ἐλάσσων (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic elə́ťťōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʷʰ-yōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

ἐλάσσων (Ancient Greek): and μῑκρός: smaller, less

Definitions

  1. and μῑκρός: smaller, less

Ancestry of “ἐλάσσων”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicelə́ťťōs—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʷʰ-yōs—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

Words derived from “ἐλάσσων”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʷʰ-yōs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic elə́ťťōs →