Where does “selenious” come from?

selenious (English) comes from English -ious, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

selenious (English): Of, pertaining to, or containing selenium,...

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or containing selenium,...

Ancestry of “selenious”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-iousAlternative spelling of -ous; "forming...
2Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
3Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós
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