Where does “φωτεινός” come from?

φωτεινός (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Φωτεινός, from Ancient Greek φῶς, from Proto-Hellenic pʰáos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

φωτεινός (Greek): bright, illuminated, light, luminous

Definitions

  1. bright, illuminated, light, luminous

Ancestry of “φωτεινός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΦωτεινόςA male given name: Photinus
2Ancient GreekφῶςAttic form of φᾰ́ος
3Proto-Hellenicpʰáos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂os—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

Words derived from “φωτεινός”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂os →