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Where does “ἱστίον” come from?

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

ἱστίον (Ancient Greek): sail

Definitions

  1. sail

Ancestry of “ἱστίον”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ἱστίον”

  • ιστίο
  • ιστιοφόρο
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