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Where does “Φάβιος” come from?

Φάβιος (Ancient Greek) comes from Latin Fabius, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “Φάβιος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinFabiusof or pertaining to the gens Fabia
2Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
3Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →