Where does “stygian” come from?

stygian (English) comes from Latin Stygius, from Ancient Greek στύγιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

stygian (English): Dark and gloomy; Infernal or hellish

Definitions

  1. Dark and gloomy; Infernal or hellish

Ancestry of “stygian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinStygiusof the Styx, Stygian; of the lower world,...
2Ancient GreekστύγιοςStygian
3Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “stygian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐος →Every word from Ancient Greek στύγιος →