Where does “νυμφαία” come from?
νυμφαία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek νυμφαῖος, from Ancient Greek -αῖος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
νυμφαία (Ancient Greek): yellow water-lily (Nuphar lutea)
Definitions
- yellow water-lily (Nuphar lutea)
Ancestry of “νυμφαία”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | νυμφαῖος | sacred to the nymphs |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -αῖος | Suffix added to nouns or adjectives, forming adjectives: pertaining to, belonging to ("of") |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |