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Where does “-ῐ́ων” come from?

-ῐ́ων (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic -ihō, from Proto-Indo-European -isō, from Proto-Indo-European -yōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yoss.

-ῐ́ων (Ancient Greek): Suffix added to father's name that forms...

Definitions

  1. Suffix added to father's name that forms...

Ancestry of “-ῐ́ων”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenic-ihō—
2Proto-Indo-European-isō—
3Proto-Indo-European-yōsForms adjectives from roots, meaning "very" or...
4Proto-Indo-European-yoss—

Words derived from “-ῐ́ων”

  • ostrich
  • Straussian
  • ostrichlike
  • struthious
  • ostrichism
  • struthonian
  • Strauss
  • struthio
  • avestruz
  • struzzo
  • страус
  • autruchon
  • Strauss
  • autruche
  • Blumenstrauß
  • Strauß
  • Strauss
  • avestruz
  • strauss
  • struts
  • Struthio
  • Struthionidae
  • Struthioniformes
  • struts
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yoss →