Where does “-αῖος” come from?

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

-αῖος (Ancient Greek): Suffix added to nouns or adjectives, forming adjectives: pertaining to, belonging to ("of")

Definitions

  1. Suffix added to nouns or adjectives, forming adjectives: pertaining to, belonging to ("of")

Ancestry of “-αῖος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
2Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “-αῖος”

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