Where does “ομορφιά” come from?

ομορφιά (Greek) comes from Greek όμορφος, from Byzantine Greek ὄμορφος, from Ancient Greek εὔμορφος, from Ancient Greek εὐ-, from Ancient Greek πίων, from Proto-Indo-European peyH- — fat, milk.

ομορφιά (Greek): beauty

Definitions

  1. beauty

Ancestry of “ομορφιά”, step by step

ομορφιά traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek όμορφος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekόμορφοςbeautiful, pretty, handsome
2Byzantine Greekὄμορφος
3Ancient Greekεὔμορφοςfair of form, comely, shapely
4Ancient Greekεὐ-good, well
5Ancient Greekπίωνfat, rich; wealthy; abounding, fertile
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk

via Greek ιά

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekιά
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH-Every word from Ancient Greek εὐ-Every word from Ancient Greek εὔμορφος