Where does “μαρτύριον” come from?

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

μαρτύριον (Ancient Greek): testimony, evidence, proof; martyrdom; shrine of...

Definitions

  1. testimony, evidence, proof; martyrdom; shrine of...

Ancestry of “μαρτύριον”, step by step

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

Words derived from “μαρτύριον

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