Where does “ιός” come from?

ιός (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἰός, from Ancient Greek ἴᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European éy, from Proto-Indo-European h₁e-.

ιός (Greek): virus; venom

Definitions

  1. virus; venom

Ancestry of “ιός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἰόςarrow; poison, venom; rust, verdigris
2Ancient Greekἴᾱ—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanéythe; demonstrative pronoun; this one, he
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁e-—

Words derived from “ιός”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁e- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European éy →Every word from Ancient Greek ἴᾱ →