Where does “Διονύσια” come from?

Διονύσια (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Διονύσιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Διονύσια (Ancient Greek): A festival of Dionysus, the Dionysia

Definitions

  1. A festival of Dionysus, the Dionysia

Ancestry of “Διονύσια”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΔιονύσιος—
2Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐος →Every word from Ancient Greek Διονύσιος →