Where does “ἶρις” come from?

ἶρις (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European wey-ro-, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

ἶρις (Ancient Greek): rainbow; halo; various species of the genus...

Definitions

  1. rainbow; halo; various species of the genus...

Ancestry of “ἶρις”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-ro-a twist, thread, cord, wire
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

Words derived from “ἶρις

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey-ro-