Where does “ὠκύθοος” come from?

ὠκύθοος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek θοός, from Ancient Greek θέω, from Ancient Greek θεϝ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

ὠκύθοος (Ancient Greek): swift running

Definitions

  1. swift running

Ancestry of “ὠκύθοος”, step by step

ὠκύθοος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek θοός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekθοόςquick, swift; sharp, pointed
2Ancient GreekθέωI run; I fly
3Ancient Greekθεϝ-
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

via Ancient Greek ὠκῠ́ς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὠκῠ́ςfast, swift, quick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew-Every word from Ancient Greek θεϝ-Every word from Ancient Greek θέω