Where does “helot” come from?

helot (English) comes from Latin Helotes, from Ancient Greek Εἵλωτες, from Ancient Greek ἁλίσκομαι, from Ancient Greek -σκω, from Proto-Indo-European -sḱéti — Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...

helot (English): A member of the ancient Spartan class of serfs; A...

Definitions

  1. A member of the ancient Spartan class of serfs; A...

Ancestry of “helot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinHelotes—
2Ancient GreekΕἵλωτεςnominative plural of Εἵλως; vocative plural of...
3Ancient Greekἁλίσκομαιto be captured
4Ancient Greek-σκωPrimitive suffix used to form present-tense...
5Proto-Indo-European-sḱétiForms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...

Words derived from “helot”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -sḱéti →Every word from Ancient Greek -σκω →Every word from Ancient Greek ἁλίσκομαι →