Where does “ἰός” come from?

ἰός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἴᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European éy, from Proto-Indo-European h₁e-.

ἰός (Ancient Greek): arrow; poison, venom; rust, verdigris

Definitions

  1. arrow; poison, venom; rust, verdigris

Ancestry of “ἰός”, step by step

ἰός traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἴᾱ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἴᾱ—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanéythe; demonstrative pronoun; this one, he
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁e-—

via Proto-Hellenic ihwós

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicihwós—
2Proto-Indo-European(H)isu-arrow

via Proto-Indo-European wisós

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

Words derived from “ἰός”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁e- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European éy →Every word from Ancient Greek ἴᾱ →