Where does “halo-” come from?

halo- (English) comes from Ancient Greek ᾰ̔́λς, from Translingual halo-, from Ancient Greek ἅλς, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

halo- (English): sea, salt, salt water; Forming names of chemical...

Definitions

  1. sea, salt, salt water; Forming names of chemical...

Ancestry of “halo-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekᾰ̔́λςsalt, sea
2Translingualhalo-—
3Ancient Greekἅλςsalt; brine; sea
4Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “halo-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐος →Every word from Ancient Greek ἅλς →
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