Where does “Deimos” come from?

Deimos (Finnish) comes from Ancient Greek Δεῖμος, from Ancient Greek δειμός, from Proto-Indo-European dwey-mós, from Proto-Indo-European dwey- — to fear.

Deimos (Finnish): Deimos moon of Mars

Definitions

  1. Deimos moon of Mars

Ancestry of “Deimos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΔεῖμοςmythological personification of terror
2Ancient Greekδειμόςfear, terror
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwey-mós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwey-to fear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwey-mós →Every word from Ancient Greek δειμός →