Where does “Ῥωμαϊκός” come from?

Ῥωμαϊκός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ῥωμαῖος, from Ancient Greek -αῖος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ῥωμαϊκός (Ancient Greek): Roman; Latin

Definitions

  1. Roman; Latin

Ancestry of “Ῥωμαϊκός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekῥωμαῖοςRoman
2Ancient Greek-αῖοςSuffix added to nouns or adjectives, forming adjectives: pertaining to, belonging to ("of")
3Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “Ῥωμαϊκός”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐος →Every word from Ancient Greek -αῖος →