Where does “Iliad” come from?

Iliad derives from Ancient Greek Ἰλιάς, formed from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς, a feminine nominative singular suffix applied to Ilion, the city of Troy.

Iliad (English): A specific version, edition, translation, or copy...

Definitions

  1. A specific version, edition, translation, or copy...

Ancestry of “Iliad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἸλιάςthe
2Ancient Greek-ᾰ́ςgroup of
3Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
4Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
5Hungarianönyou
6Hungarianön-self-
7Turkishönfront
8Ottoman Turkishاوكvoice (of human or animal); sound
9Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice

Words derived from “Iliad”

Every word from Proto-Turkic ǖn →Every word from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς →Every word from Hungarian ön- →