Where does “κενός” come from?

κενός (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κενός, from Proto-Hellenic kenwós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- — to set oneself in motion, arise.

κενός (Greek): empty, free, vacant

Definitions

  1. empty, free, vacant

Ancestry of “κενός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκενόςempty; vain, fruitless; exhausted, void,...
2Proto-Hellenickenwós—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱen-to set oneself in motion, arise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic kenwós →Every word from Ancient Greek κενός →