Where does “helio-” come from?

helio- (Spanish) comes from Ancient Greek ἡλιο-, from Ancient Greek ἥλιος, from Proto-Hellenic hāwélios, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

helio- (Spanish): helio

Definitions

  1. helio

Ancestry of “helio-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἡλιο-
2Ancient Greekἥλιοςsun; east; day
3Proto-Hellenichāwéliossun
4Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

Words derived from “helio-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥Every word from Proto-Hellenic hāwéliosEvery word from Ancient Greek ἥλιος
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