chion-

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromχειμών“winter”
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromχιών“snow”
3. German · derived fromchio
4. New Latin · derived fromchion-“snow”
5. English todaychion-

From New Latin chion- (“snow”), chio, German chio, from Ancient Greek χιών (khiṓn, “snow”), χιόνι (khióni, “snow”), akin to Ancient Greek χειμών (kheimṓn, “winter”).

Words from the same roots