Where does “halo-” come from?

halo- (Polish) comes from Ancient Greek ἅλς, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

halo- (Polish): halo

Definitions

  1. halo

Ancestry of “halo-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἅλςsalt; brine; sea
2Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐος →Every word from Ancient Greek ἅλς →