Where does “ilot” come from?

ilot (Romanian) comes from French ilote, from Latin Helotes, from Ancient Greek Εἵλωτες, from Ancient Greek ἁλίσκομαι, from Ancient Greek -σκω, from Proto-Indo-European -sḱéti — Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...

ilot (Romanian): helot

Definitions

  1. helot

Ancestry of “ilot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchilotehelot
2LatinHelotes
3Ancient GreekΕἵλωτεςnominative plural of Εἵλως; vocative plural of...
4Ancient Greekἁλίσκομαιto be captured
5Ancient Greek-σκωPrimitive suffix used to form present-tense...
6Proto-Indo-European-sḱétiForms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -sḱétiEvery word from Ancient Greek -σκωEvery word from Ancient Greek ἁλίσκομαι