Where does “-ούσιος” come from?

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

-ούσιος (Ancient Greek): forms relational adjectives: of or pertaining to

Definitions

  1. forms relational adjectives: of or pertaining to

Ancestry of “-ούσιος”, 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 “-ούσιος”

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