Where does “δελφίνιο” come from?

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

δελφίνιο (Greek): larkspur (Delphinium)

Definitions

  1. larkspur (Delphinium)

Ancestry of “δελφίνιο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδελφίνιονrocket larkspur (Consolida ajacis, syn. Delphinium ajacis)
2Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐον →Every word from Ancient Greek δελφίνιον →