Where does “Argive” come from?

Argive (French) comes from Middle French Argive, from Latin Argīvus, from Ancient Greek Ἀργεῖος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Argive (French): Argive

Definitions

  1. Argive

Ancestry of “Argive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle FrenchArgiveArgive
2LatinArgīvusof Argos, Argive, Greek
3Ancient GreekἈργεῖοςArgive; an inhabitant of Argos; an Argive
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 Ἀργεῖος →