Where does “-ῐ́λος” come from?

-ῐ́λος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic *-illos, from Proto-Indo-European *-illos.

-ῐ́λος (Ancient Greek): A noun-forming suffix, often forming nouns denoting concrete objects

Definitions

  1. A noun-forming suffix, often forming nouns denoting concrete objects

Ancestry of “-ῐ́λος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenic*-illos—
2Proto-Indo-European*-illos—

Words derived from “-ῐ́λος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *-illos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *-illos →