Where does “Ῥωμαῖος” come from?

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

Ῥωμαῖος (Ancient Greek): Roman; a Roman; an inhabitant of Rome

Definitions

  1. Roman; a Roman; an inhabitant of Rome

Ancestry of “Ῥωμαῖος”, step by step

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