Where does “ἐλεφάντινος” come from?

ἐλεφάντινος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ῐνος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

ἐλεφάντινος (Ancient Greek): ivory (attributive); made of ivory

Definitions

  1. ivory (attributive); made of ivory

Ancestry of “ἐλεφάντινος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ῐνοςadded to nouns or adverbs to form adjectives relating to material, time, and so on: made of, during the time of
2Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
3Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “ἐλεφάντινος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐνος →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos →