Where does “piceous” come from?

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

piceous (English): Of or pertaining to pitch; having a quality like pitch

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to pitch; having a quality like pitch

Ancestry of “piceous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpiceuspitch; pitch-black
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 →Every word from Latin -eus →Every word from Ancient Greek -εῖος →