helio- etymology

English word helio- comes from Proto-Indo-European *sol-, and later Proto-Hellenic *hāwélios (Sun.)

Detailed word origin of helio-

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*sol- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) whole
*hāwélios Proto-Hellenic (grk-pro) Sun.
ἥλιος Ancient Greek (grc)
helio- English (eng) Concerning the sun.

Words with the same origin as helio-

Descendants of *sol-
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