Where does “ciano-” come from?

ciano- (Catalan) comes from Ancient Greek κυάνεος, from Ancient Greek κῠ́ᾰνος, from Hittite kuwannan-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwey- — to hiss, to whistle, to whisper; to shine, white,...

ciano- (Catalan): cyano

Definitions

  1. cyano

Ancestry of “ciano-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκυάνεοςof the color of κῠ́ᾰνος: dark; dark-blue
2Ancient Greekκῠ́ᾰνοςdark-blue enamel
3Hittitekuwannan-precious stone, copper, blue
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwey-to hiss, to whistle, to whisper; to shine, white,...

Words derived from “ciano-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwey- →Every word from Hittite kuwannan- →Every word from Ancient Greek κῠ́ᾰνος →