Where does “helio” come from?
helio (English) comes from English heliotrope, from French héliotrope, from Latin heliotropium, from Ancient Greek ἡλιοτρόπιον, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp- — to push, to hit.
helio (English): A heliotrope
Definitions
- A heliotrope
Ancestry of “helio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | heliotrope | A plant that turns so that it faces the sun; A... |
| 2 | French | héliotrope | heliotrope |
| 3 | Latin | heliotropium | heliotrope |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἡλιοτρόπιον | heliotrope; sundial, solar clock; bloodstone, a... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
Words derived from “helio”
- heliograph
- heliotherapy
- helioseismic
- heliography
- photoheliograph
- heliotype
- spectroheliograph
- heliogram
- heliolatry
- heliolatitude
- heliophilous
- helioscope
- heliolongitude
- heliophile
- spectrohelioscope
- heliotaxis
- heliotherapeutic
- heliophobic
- heliosynchronous
- helioflagellate
- heliographical
- spectroheliogram
- heliochrome
- radioheliograph