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
Ancestry of “βαμβακερός”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greek | βαμβάκι | cotton; cotton wool |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βαμβάκιον | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ῐον | diminutive suffix; "suffix forming... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |