Where does “-ῐνος” come from?

-ῐνος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

-ῐνος (Ancient Greek): added to nouns or adverbs to form adjectives relating to material, time, and so on: made of, during the time of

Definitions

  1. added to nouns or adverbs to form adjectives relating to material, time, and so on: made of, during the time of

Ancestry of “-ῐνος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
2Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “-ῐνος

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no-Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos