Where does “ιστιοφόρο” come from?

ιστιοφόρο (Greek) comes from Greek φόρος, from Ancient Greek φέρω, from Proto-Hellenic pʰérō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

ιστιοφόρο (Greek): sailing boat

Definitions

  1. sailing boat

Ancestry of “ιστιοφόρο”, step by step

ιστιοφόρο traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek φόρος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekφόροςtax; tribute
2Ancient GreekφέρωI bring, bear, carry
3Proto-Hellenicpʰérōto bear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via Greek ιστίο

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekιστίοsail
2Ancient Greekἱστίονsail
3Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéretiEvery word from Proto-Hellenic pʰérō