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Where does “ἡλιο-” come from?

ἡλιο- (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἥλιος, from Proto-Hellenic hāwélios, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

Ancestry of “ἡλιο-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἥλιοςsun; east; day
2Proto-Hellenichāwéliossun
3Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

Words derived from “ἡλιο-”

  • heliocéntrico
  • helio-
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