ὄφελος

Ancient Greek

noun

Definitions

furtherance, advantage, help, good, benefit
the best
(governs the dative) help against something

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Hellenic *opʰelos derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₃bʰel-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₃bʰel-

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

anopheles English
ἀνωφελής Ancient Greek
ὠφέλεια Ancient Greek
*h₃bʰel- Proto-Indo-European
όφελος Greek (modern)
աւել- Old Armenian
աւելի Old Armenian
*bhel Proto-Celtic
*opʰelos Proto-Hellenic