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Where does “ιστίο” come from?

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

ιστίο (Greek): sail

Definitions

  1. sail

Ancestry of “ιστίο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἱστίονsail
2Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “ιστίο”

  • ιστιοφόρο
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