Where does “ανεμόμυλος” come from?

ανεμόμυλος (Greek) comes from Greek άνεμος, from Ancient Greek ἄνεμος, from Proto-Hellenic ánemos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- — to breathe.

ανεμόμυλος (Greek): windmill

Definitions

  1. windmill

Ancestry of “ανεμόμυλος”, step by step

ανεμόμυλος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek άνεμος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekάνεμοςwind
2Ancient Greekἄνεμοςwind, breeze, gale; any of the four cardinal...
3Proto-Hellenicánemoswind
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁mosbreath
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁-to breathe

via Greek μύλος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekμύλοςmill; the cylinder of a revolver
2Ancient Greekμύληmill, hand-mill; nether millstone; knee-pan
3Proto-Hellenic*mólā
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁mosEvery word from Proto-Hellenic ánemos