Where does “helvus” come from?

helvus (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic helawos, from Proto-Italic xelawos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃wos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

helvus (Latin): honey-yellow

Definitions

  1. honey-yellow

Ancestry of “helvus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italichelawosyellow
2Proto-Italicxelawos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃wosgreen, yellow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “helvus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃wos →Every word from Proto-Italic xelawos →