Where does “ἐράσμιος” come from?

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

ἐράσμιος (Ancient Greek): lovely, pleasant; beloved, desired

Definitions

  1. lovely, pleasant; beloved, desired

Ancestry of “ἐράσμιος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ιοςSuffix added to nouns or adjectives, forming...
2Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “ἐράσμιος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ιος →