Where does “ὠφέλιμος” come from?

ὠφέλιμος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὠφελέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

ὠφέλιμος (Ancient Greek): helpful

Definitions

  1. helpful

Ancestry of “ὠφέλιμος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὠφελέωto help
2Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
3Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
4Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “ὠφέλιμος

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Ancient Greek -έωEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti