Where does “ktooninen” come from?

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

ktooninen (Finnish): chthonic

Definitions

  1. chthonic

Ancestry of “ktooninen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχθόνιοςunderground, subterranean, chthonian
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 -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐοςEvery word from Ancient Greek χθόνιος
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