Where does “ἴς” come from?

ἴς (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European wéyh₁s, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

ἴς (Ancient Greek): force, power; muscle

Definitions

  1. force, power; muscle

Ancestry of “ἴς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwéyh₁sforce, vehemence
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “ἴς

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéyh₁s