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Where does “Ιούνιος” come from?

Ιούνιος (Greek) comes from Koine Greek Ἰούνιος, from Latin iūnius, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “Ιούνιος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koine GreekἸούνιος—
2Latiniūnius—
3Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
4Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →