Where does “stygobiont” come from?

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

stygobiont (English): Synonym of stygobiotic; An instance of stygofauna

Definitions

  1. Synonym of stygobiotic; An instance of stygofauna

Ancestry of “stygobiont”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstygianDark and gloomy; Infernal or hellish
2LatinStygiusof the Styx, Stygian; of the lower world,...
3Ancient GreekστύγιοςStygian
4Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐος →Every word from Ancient Greek στύγιος →