Where does “χθόνιος” come from?

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

χθόνιος (Ancient Greek): underground, subterranean, chthonian

Definitions

  1. underground, subterranean, chthonian

Ancestry of “χθόνιος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
2Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “χθόνιος”

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