Where does “ἀργύριον” come from?

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

ἀργύριον (Ancient Greek): small coin, coinage; money; silver

Definitions

  1. small coin, coinage; money; silver

Ancestry of “ἀργύριον”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ἀργύριον

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐον
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