Where does “silo” come from?

silo (Dutch) comes from French silo, from Spanish silo, from Ancient Greek σιρός — pit for keeping corn in; pitfall.

silo (Dutch): a silo building for storage

Definitions

  1. a silo building for storage

Ancestry of “silo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsilosilo vertical building for storing grain
2Spanishsilosilo
3Ancient Greekσιρόςpit for keeping corn in; pitfall
Every word from Ancient Greek σιρός →