Where does “άβαφος” come from?

άβαφος (Greek) comes from Greek βάφω, from Byzantine Greek βάφω, from Ancient Greek βάπτω, from Proto-Hellenic gʷápťō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷh₂bʰ-yé-ti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂bʰ- — to dive, dive in.

άβαφος (Greek): uncoloured, undyed

Definitions

  1. uncoloured, undyed

Ancestry of “άβαφος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekβάφωpaint; put on makeup; dye
2Byzantine Greekβάφω
3Ancient GreekβάπτωI dip, submerge; I dye, colour; I baptise
4Proto-Hellenicgʷápťōto dip, submerge
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷh₂bʰ-yé-ti
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₂bʰ-to dive, dive in
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂bʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷh₂bʰ-yé-tiEvery word from Proto-Hellenic gʷápťō