Where does “ἐρίφιον” come from?

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

ἐρίφιον (Ancient Greek): dewberry (Rubus caesius)

Definitions

  1. dewberry (Rubus caesius)

Ancestry of “ἐρίφιον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
2Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐον
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