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Where does “ὑακίνθινος” come from?

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

ὑακίνθινος (Ancient Greek): hyacinthine, blue

Definitions

  1. hyacinthine, blue

Ancestry of “ὑακίνθινος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ῐνος—
2Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
3Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “ὑακίνθινος”

  • hyacinthine
  • hyacinthinus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →