Where does “αλευρόμυλος” come from?

αλευρόμυλος (Greek) comes from Greek μύλος, from Ancient Greek μύλη, from Proto-Hellenic *mólā.

αλευρόμυλος (Greek): flour mill

Definitions

  1. flour mill

Ancestry of “αλευρόμυλος”, step by step

αλευρόμυλος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek μύλος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekμύλοςmill; the cylinder of a revolver
2Ancient Greekμύληmill, hand-mill; nether millstone; knee-pan
3Proto-Hellenic*mólā—

via Greek αλεύρι

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekαλεύριflour
2Ancient Greekἀλεύριον—
3Ancient Greekἄλευρονwheat flour; meal
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *mólā →Every word from Ancient Greek μύλη →Every word from Greek μύλος →