Where does “Αιγαίο” come from?

Αιγαίο (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Αἰγαῖον, from Ancient Greek Αἰγαῖος, from Ancient Greek -αῖος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Αιγαίο (Greek): Aegean See

Definitions

  1. Aegean See

Ancestry of “Αιγαίο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΑἰγαῖον—
2Ancient GreekΑἰγαῖοςAegean
3Ancient Greek-αῖοςSuffix added to nouns or adjectives, forming adjectives: pertaining to, belonging to ("of")
4Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “Αιγαίο”

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