Where does “chthonien” come from?

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

chthonien (French): chthonian

Definitions

  1. chthonian

Ancestry of “chthonien”, 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

Words derived from “chthonien”

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