Where does “colir” come from?

colir (Romanian) comes from French collyre, from Latin collȳrium, from Ancient Greek κολλύριον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

colir (Romanian): eyewash

Definitions

  1. eyewash

Ancestry of “colir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcollyreeyewash
2Latincollȳriumeye-salve
3Ancient Greekκολλύριονpessary, diaphragm; eyesalve, collyrium; fine...
4Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐον →Every word from Ancient Greek κολλύριον →