Where does “ἀναγκαῖος” come from?

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

ἀναγκαῖος (Ancient Greek): necessary

Definitions

  1. necessary

Ancestry of “ἀναγκαῖος”, 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 “ἀναγκαῖος”

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