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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

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

Words derived from “ἰός”

  • ιός
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁e- →