Where does “ἐρείκινος” come from?

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

ἐρείκινος (Ancient Greek): of heather

Definitions

  1. of heather

Ancestry of “ἐρείκινος”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐνος →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos →