Where does “ερείπιο” come from?

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

ερείπιο (Greek): ruin, dilapidated building

Definitions

  1. ruin, dilapidated building

Ancestry of “ερείπιο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐρείπιονruin, wreck
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 ἐρείπιον →