Where does “βαμβάκιον” come from?

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

βαμβάκιον (Ancient Greek): cotton

Definitions

  1. cotton

Ancestry of “βαμβάκιον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
2Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “βαμβάκιον

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐον
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