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Where does “Ὑμέναιος” come from?

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

Ὑμέναιος (Ancient Greek): Hymenaios

Definitions

  1. Hymenaios

Ancestry of “Ὑμέναιος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ιοςSuffix added to nouns or adjectives, forming...
2Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “Ὑμέναιος”

  • Hymenaeus
  • Himeneu
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