Where does “ὗς” come from?
ὗς (Ancient Greek) comes from Latin intestinalis, from Latin intestīnum, from Latin intestīnus, from Latin intus, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
ὗς (Ancient Greek): pig, swine, hog
Definitions
- pig, swine, hog
Ancestry of “ὗς”, step by step
ὗς traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin intestinalis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | intestinalis | intestinal; pertaining to the intestine |
| 2 | Latin | intestīnum | guts, intestines, entrails of the abdomen |
| 3 | Latin | intestīnus | internal in various senses, namely |
| 4 | Latin | intus | within, inside; at home |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Proto-Indo-European suH-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | suH- | pig, hog, swine |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |
via Proto-Hellenic *hūs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Hellenic | *hūs | pig |