Where does “ἀφροδισιακός” come from?

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

ἀφροδισιακός (Ancient Greek): aphrodisiac

Definitions

  1. aphrodisiac

Ancestry of “ἀφροδισιακός”, step by step

ἀφροδισιακός traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίσιος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἈφροδίσιοςpertaining to Aphrodite
2Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἈφροδίτηAphrodite; {{l|en|Aphrodite}}; Venus

Words derived from “ἀφροδισιακός

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐοςEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίσιος
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