Where does “Ποντικόν κάρυον” come from?

Ποντικόν κάρυον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ποντικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

Ποντικόν κάρυον (Ancient Greek): hazelnut

Definitions

  1. hazelnut

Ancestry of “Ποντικόν κάρυον”, step by step

Ποντικόν κάρυον traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ποντικός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekποντικόςPontic
2Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
3Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
4Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via Ancient Greek κάρυον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκάρυονnut
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “Ποντικόν κάρυον”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →