Where does “Hyades” come from?
Hyades (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Ὑάς, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön, from Hungarian ön-, from Turkish ön, from Ottoman Turkish اوك — sound, voice.
Hyades (Latin): the Hyades
Definitions
- the Hyades
Ancestry of “Hyades”, step by step
Hyades traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek Ὑάς
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Ὑάς | one of the Hyades |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -ᾰ́ς | group of |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 4 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 5 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 6 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 7 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 8 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | voice (of human or animal); sound |
| 9 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |
via Ancient Greek Ὑάδες
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Ὑάδες | — |