Where does “χερσαῖος” come from?

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

χερσαῖος (Ancient Greek): from of dry land, living or found on dry land;...

Definitions

  1. from of dry land, living or found on dry land;...

Ancestry of “χερσαῖος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-αῖοςSuffix added to nouns or adjectives, forming adjectives: pertaining to, belonging to ("of")
2Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐος →Every word from Ancient Greek -αῖος →