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Where does “πιστάκιον” come from?

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

Ancestry of “πιστάκιον”, step by step

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

Words derived from “πιστάκιον”

  • pistachio
  • pistick
  • pistacium
  • pistache
  • pistachero
  • pistacho
  • pistacchio
  • ピスタチオ
  • 피스타치오
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →