Where does “byzantinisch” come from?

byzantinisch (German) comes from German Byzanz, from Latin Bȳzantium, from Ancient Greek Βυζάντιον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

byzantinisch (German): of Byzantium; Byzantine

Definitions

  1. of Byzantium; Byzantine

Ancestry of “byzantinisch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanByzanz—
2LatinBȳzantium—
3Ancient GreekΒυζάντιον—
4Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐον →Every word from Ancient Greek Βυζάντιον →