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
Ancestry of “ιός”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἰός | arrow; poison, venom; rust, verdigris |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἴᾱ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | éy | the; demonstrative pronoun; this one, he |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁e- | — |