Where does “πλοίο” come from?
πλοίο (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πλοῖον, from Ancient Greek πλέω, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
πλοίο (Greek): ship, large boat
Ancestry of “πλοίο”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | πλοῖον | a floating vessel, ship, boat |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πλέω | sail; float |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
Words derived from “πλοίο”