Where does “κορυφαῖος” come from?

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

κορυφαῖος (Ancient Greek): leader of the chorus in an Ancient Greek drama;...

Definitions

  1. leader of the chorus in an Ancient Greek drama;...

Ancestry of “κορυφαῖος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-αῖοςSuffix added to nouns or adjectives, forming adjectives: pertaining to, belonging to ("of")
2Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “κορυφαῖος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐος →Every word from Ancient Greek -αῖος →