ἶρις
Ancient Greek
noun
Definitions
- rainbow
- halo
- various species of the genus Iris
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁i-ro- (a twist, thread, wire, cord).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*weh₁i-ro-
Gloss
a twist, thread, wire, cord
Concept
Semantic Field
Clothing and grooming
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
索
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Wirepuller English
- archwire English
- barbwire English
- crosswire English
- dewire English
- diiridium English
- eka-iridium English
- firewire English
- flywire English
- guidewire English
- haywire English
- highwire English
- hot-wire English
- interwire English
- intrawire English
- iridarsenite English
- iridate English
- iridescent English
- iridian English
- iridiferous English
- iridium English
- iris English
- microwire English
- miswire English
- multiwire English
- nanowire English
- newswire English
- organoiridium English
- prewire English
- pseudowire English
- radioiridium English
- rewire English
- slackwire English
- slidewire English
- smoothwire English
- thinwire English
- tightwire English
- trawlwire English
- triiridium English
- tripwire English
- underwire English
- unwire English
- wirable English
- wire English
- wire speed English
- wire-dancer English
- wire-guard English
- wireball English
- wirebender English
- wirebird English
- wirebound English
- wirecutting English
- wired English
- wiredraw English
- wiredrawer English
- wireform English
- wireframe English
- wiregrass English
- wirehair English
- wirehaired English
- wirehead English
- wirehouse English
- wirelength English
- wireless English
- wirelike English
- wireline English
- wiremaker English
- wiremaking English
- wireman English
- wirephoto English
- wirepuller English
- wirer English
- wirerimmed English
- wireroom English
- wirescape English
- wiresmith English
- wiresome English
- wirestem English
- wiretap English
- wiretapper English
- wirewalker English
- wirewalking English
- wirewater English
- wireway English
- wireweed English
- wirework English
- wireworker English
- wireworking English
- wireworm English
- wirewove English
- wiring English
- wiry English
- irisoida Finnish
- iridium Latin
- irinus Latin
- iris Latin
- vieō Latin
- vimen Latin
- īris Latin
- írisz Hungarian
- iride Italian
- iris Italian
- iris Dutch, Flemish
- iris French
- ири́дий Russian
- guaya Spanish, Castilian
- iris Spanish, Castilian
- ἴρινος Ancient Greek
- Ἶρις Ancient Greek
- *weh₁i-ro- Proto-Indo-European
- *wey-ro- Proto-Indo-European
- iridium Norwegian Bokmål
- iris Norwegian Bokmål
- vaier Norwegian Bokmål
- íris Portuguese
- vajer Swedish
- イリジウム Japanese
- iridium Norwegian Nynorsk
- iris Norwegian Nynorsk
- vaier Norwegian Nynorsk
- wir Middle English
- ireas Irish
- iris Catalan, Valencian
- تار Persian
- ίρις Greek (modern)
- diwyr Welsh
- gŵyr Welsh
- iridium Malay
- wayar Malay
- иридий Kazakh
- iris Middle French
- 威亞 Chinese
- 威吔 Chinese
- 崴仔 Chinese
- iridiamu Swahili
- waya Swahili
- wea Marshallese
- waia Tok Pisin
- واير Gulf Arabic
- waya Antillean Creole