Where does “σμύρνιον” come from?

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

σμύρνιον (Ancient Greek): Cretan alexanders (Smyrnium perfoliatum)

Definitions

  1. Cretan alexanders (Smyrnium perfoliatum)

Ancestry of “σμύρνιον”, step by step

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