Where does “αργύριο” come from?

αργύριο (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀργύριον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

αργύριο (Greek): silver piece coin

Definitions

  1. silver piece coin

Ancestry of “αργύριο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀργύριονsmall coin, coinage; money; silver
2Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
3Proto-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 ἀργύριον →