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

Definitions

  1. ship, large boat

Ancestry of “πλοίο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπλοῖονa floating vessel, ship, boat
2Ancient Greekπλέωsail; float
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “πλοίο

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew-Every word from Ancient Greek πλέωEvery word from Ancient Greek πλοῖον
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