English
Eos
Eos comes from Ancient Greek Ἠώς ‘Greek goddess of the dawn’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ews-‘to dawn’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éwsōs‘dawn’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*auhṓs‘dawn’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἨώςĒṓs‘Greek goddess of the dawn’
- EnglishtodayEos
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ews-‘to dawn’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éwsōs‘dawn’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*auhṓs‘dawn’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἨώςĒṓs‘Greek goddess of the dawn’
- EnglishtodayEos
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- ‘to dawn’
or, air, east, plane, aerial, exhaust, malaria, aura, aria, aero, aureus, aurelia, austral, oriel, oriole, aurum, 63 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsōs ‘dawn’
Today it means
name The Greek goddess of the dawn; daughter of Hyperion and Theia, sister of Helios and Selene, wife of Astraeus (god of the dusk), and mother of the four Anemoi ("Winds"), and the five Astra Planeta ("Wandering Stars/Planets"). Her Roman counterpart is Aurora.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.