Where does “ως” come from?

ως (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὡς, from Ancient Greek -ως, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

ως (Greek): as; to, as far as; until, before, by

Definitions

  1. as; to, as far as; until, before, by

Ancestry of “ως”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὡςthe introduction to similes; to qualify a general...
2Ancient Greek-ωςAdded to the stem of adjectives or pronouns to...
3Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

Words derived from “ως”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ως →Every word from Ancient Greek ὡς →