Where does “βόρειος” come from?

βόρειος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

βόρειος (Greek): north, northerly; northerner

Definitions

  1. north, northerly; northerner

Ancestry of “βόρειος”, step by step

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

Words derived from “βόρειος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Ancient Greek -εῖος →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós →