Where does “ἥκιστος” come from?

ἥκιστος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ιστος, from Proto-Indo-European -istHos, from Proto-Indo-European -yōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yoss.

ἥκιστος (Ancient Greek): least; worst at

Definitions

  1. least; worst at

Ancestry of “ἥκιστος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ιστοςAdded to some adjectives to form a superlative...
2Proto-Indo-European-istHos—
3Proto-Indo-European-yōsForms adjectives from roots, meaning "very" or...
4Proto-Indo-European-yoss—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yoss →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yōs →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -istHos →