Where does “ἵστωρ” come from?

ἵστωρ (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic wístōr, from Proto-Indo-European wéydtōr, from Indo-European *weyd-.

ἵστωρ (Ancient Greek): one who knows law and right, judge; witness; a...

Definitions

  1. one who knows law and right, judge; witness; a...

Ancestry of “ἵστωρ”, step by step

ἵστωρ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Hellenic wístōr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicwístōr—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwéydtōrone who has seen, one who knows
3Indo-European*weyd-—

via Proto-Indo-European weyd-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “ἵστωρ”

Every word from Indo-European *weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéydtōr →Every word from Proto-Hellenic wístōr →