Where does “σατύριον” come from?

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

σατύριον (Ancient Greek): man orchid; kind of shrew

Definitions

  1. man orchid; kind of shrew

Ancestry of “σατύριον”, step by step

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

Words derived from “σατύριον”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐον →