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

Definitions

  1. North American

Ancestry of “βορειοαμερικανικός”, step by step

βορειοαμερικανικός traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek βόρειος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekβόρειοςnorth, northerly; northerner
2Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
3Proto-Indo-European-iHwós
4Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

via Greek αμερικανικός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GreekαμερικανικόςAmerican
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wósEvery word from Ancient Greek -εῖοςEvery word from Greek βόρειος
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