Where does “ⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ” come from?

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

ⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ (Coptic): a Roman

Definitions

  1. a Roman

Ancestry of “ⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekῥωμαῖοςRoman
2Ancient Greek-αῖοςSuffix added to nouns or adjectives, forming adjectives: pertaining to, belonging to ("of")
3Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “ⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐοςEvery word from Ancient Greek -αῖος
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