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Where does “σταφύλιον” come from?

σταφύλιον (Byzantine Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σταφυλή, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “σταφύλιον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσταφυλήbunch of grapes; uvula
2Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “σταφύλιον”

  • φραγκοστάφυλο
  • σταφύλι
  • φραγκοσταφυλιά
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