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Where does “-ῖνος” come from?

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

-ῖνος (Ancient Greek): Alternative form of -ῐνος

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of -ῐνος

Ancestry of “-ῖνος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ῐνος—
2Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
3Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “-ῖνος”

  • myxinoid
  • phoxinus
  • coracinus
  • Alexandrinus
  • gyrinus
  • Alexandrina
  • alejandrino
  • Alejandrino
  • missina
  • alessandrino
  • girino
  • Phoxinus
  • Myxinidae
  • Myxine
  • Myxini
  • Myxiniformes
  • μυξῖνος
  • φοξῖνος
  • σταφυλῖνος
  • κορακῖνος
  • Ἀλεξανδρῖνος
  • γυρῖνος
  • Ῥηγῖνος
  • ստեպղին
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