Where does “ἑρπύλλινος” come from?
ἑρπύλλινος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ῐνος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
ἑρπύλλινος (Ancient Greek): made of wild thyme
Ancestry of “ἑρπύλλινος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | -ῐνος | added to nouns or adverbs to form adjectives relating to material, time, and so on: made of, during the time of |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |