Where does “ωφέλιμος” come from?

ωφέλιμος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὠφέλιμος, from Ancient Greek ὠφελέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

ωφέλιμος (Greek): beneficial, useful

Definitions

  1. beneficial, useful

Ancestry of “ωφέλιμος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὠφέλιμοςhelpful
2Ancient Greekὠφελέωto help
3Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
4Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
5Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Ancient Greek -έωEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti