Where does “κηρίον” come from?

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

κηρίον (Ancient Greek): honeycomb

Definitions

  1. honeycomb

Ancestry of “κηρίον”, step by step

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

Words derived from “κηρίον”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐον →