Where does “-ῐος” come from?

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

-ῐος (Ancient Greek): belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to

Definitions

  1. belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to

Ancestry of “-ῐος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “-ῐος

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós