Where does “gemmeous” come from?

gemmeous (English) comes from Latin gemmeus, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

gemmeous (English): Resembling or relating to gems

Definitions

  1. Resembling or relating to gems

Ancestry of “gemmeous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingemmeusgemstone; jewelled; glittering
2Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
3Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
4Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
5Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →