Where does “νυμφαῖος” come from?
νυμφαῖος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -αῖος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
νυμφαῖος (Ancient Greek): sacred to the nymphs
Ancestry of “νυμφαῖος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | -αῖος | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
Words derived from “νυμφαῖος”