Where does “βορειοαμερικανικός” come from?
βορειοαμερικανικός (Greek) comes from Greek βόρειος, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
βορειοαμερικανικός (Greek): North American
Ancestry of “βορειοαμερικανικός”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greek | βόρειος | north, northerly; northerner |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |