Where does “Io” come from?

Io comes from Ancient Greek Ἰώ, a figure in mythology whose original meaning remains unknown.

Io (English): The daughter of Inachus river god, and a lover of Zeus, turned by the latter into a heifer

Definitions

  1. The daughter of Inachus river god, and a lover of Zeus, turned by the latter into a heifer

Ancestry of “Io”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinIoIo, daughter of Inachus
2Ancient GreekἸώIo

Words derived from “Io”

Every word from Ancient Greek Ἰώ →Every word from Latin Io →