Where does “επτάφωτος” come from?

επτάφωτος (Greek) comes from Greek φῶς, from Ancient Greek φῶς, from Proto-Hellenic pʰáos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

επτάφωτος (Greek): sevenfold light

Definitions

  1. sevenfold light

Ancestry of “επτάφωτος”, step by step

επτάφωτος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek φῶς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekφῶςlight
2Ancient GreekφῶςAttic form of φᾰ́ος
3Proto-Hellenicpʰáos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂os—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

via Greek επτά

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekεπτάseven
2Ancient Greekἑπτάseven
3Proto-Hellenicheptə́seven
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂os →