Where does “philomèle” come from?

philomèle (French) comes from Middle French Philomele, from Latin Philomēla, from Ancient Greek Φιλομήλη, from Ancient Greek φίλος, from Proto-Indo-European bʰil-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰil- — good, decent; decent, good, harmonious, friendly;...

Ancestry of “philomèle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle FrenchPhilomelenightingale
2LatinPhilomēlaThe swallow
3Ancient GreekΦιλομήληswallow
4Ancient GreekφίλοςThat which is loved or important: beloved, dear;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰil-o-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰil-good, decent; decent, good, harmonious, friendly;...

Words derived from “philomèle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰil- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰil-o-s →Every word from Ancient Greek φίλος →