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Where does “-ίσκος” come from?

-ίσκος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

-ίσκος (Ancient Greek): Noun-forming diminutive suffix

Definitions

  1. Noun-forming diminutive suffix

Ancestry of “-ίσκος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to

Words derived from “-ίσκος”

  • lemniscus
  • lemniscate
  • lemniscatic
  • lemniscate
  • lemniscatus
  • lemniscus
  • λημνῐ́σκος
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