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Where does “περιστέριον” come from?

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

περιστέριον (Ancient Greek): vervain

Definitions

  1. vervain

Ancestry of “περιστέριον”, step by step

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

Words derived from “περιστέριον”

  • περιστέρι
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