Where does “βαμβακερός” come from?

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

βαμβακερός (Greek): cotton

Definitions

  1. cotton

Ancestry of “βαμβακερός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekβαμβάκιcotton; cotton wool
2Ancient Greekβαμβάκιονcotton
3Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐονEvery word from Ancient Greek βαμβάκιον