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Where does “βούνιον” come from?

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

βούνιον (Ancient Greek): earthnut, Bunium ferulaceum; Diminutive of βουνός...

Definitions

  1. earthnut, Bunium ferulaceum; Diminutive of βουνός...

Ancestry of “βούνιον”, step by step

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