Where does “baryta” come from?
baryta (New Latin) comes from French barote, from Ancient Greek βαρύτης, from Ancient Greek βαρύς, from Proto-Hellenic gʷarus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
Ancestry of “baryta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | barote | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βαρύτης | weight, heaviness; troublesomeness, importunity;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βαρύς | heavy, weighty; heavy, burdensome, oppressive;... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷarus | heavy |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |