Where does “Ἀργαῖος” come from?

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

Ἀργαῖος (Ancient Greek): Mount Erciyes, also known as Argaeus in Antiquity, the highest mountain in central Anatolia

Definitions

  1. Mount Erciyes, also known as Argaeus in Antiquity, the highest mountain in central Anatolia

Ancestry of “Ἀργαῖος”, 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 →