Where does “afrodisia” come from?

afrodisia (Finnish) comes from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίσιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

afrodisia (Finnish): aphrodisia

Definitions

  1. aphrodisia

Ancestry of “afrodisia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἈφροδίσιοςpertaining to Aphrodite
2Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
3Proto-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 Ἀφροδίσιος →