Etymograph

English

konio-

Konio- comes from Ancient Greek κόνις ‘dust’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ken-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ken-‘dust’reconstructed
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκόνιςkónis‘dust’
  3. Englishtodaykonio-

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ken-‘dust’reconstructed
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκόνιςkónis‘dust’
  3. Englishtodaykonio-

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *ken- ‘dust’

recent, nod, incinerate, nosh, recency, cinerea, nookie, 20 more

Today it means

prefix dust

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ken- / konio-