Where does “ἐλάχιστος” come from?

ἐλάχιστος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ῐστος, from Proto-Indo-European -istHos, from Proto-Indo-European -yōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yoss.

ἐλάχιστος (Ancient Greek): smallest, least, shortest, fewest

Definitions

  1. smallest, least, shortest, fewest

Ancestry of “ἐλάχιστος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ῐστοςAdded to some adjectives to form a superlative adjective
2Proto-Indo-European-istHos—
3Proto-Indo-European-yōsForms adjectives from roots, meaning "very" or...
4Proto-Indo-European-yoss—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yoss →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐστος →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yōs →