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Where does “μακάριος” come from?

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

μακάριος (Ancient Greek): blessed, happy

Definitions

  1. blessed, happy

Ancestry of “μακάριος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ιοςSuffix added to nouns or adjectives, forming...
2Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “μακάριος”

  • macaroni
  • macaroon
  • macaron
  • macaroonlike
  • macarra
  • maccaroni
  • maccheroni
  • maccherone
  • macaroni
  • macaron
  • Makrone
  • macarrão
  • makaroni
  • makaronilaatikko
  • macarró
  • マカロニ
  • makron
  • makaron
  • makaron
  • makron
  • μακάρι
  • makron
  • μακάριον
  • makron
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →