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Where does “καστανοκόκκινος” come from?

καστανοκόκκινος (Greek) comes from Greek κόκκινος, from Koine Greek κόκκινος, from Ancient Greek -ινος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

καστανοκόκκινος (Greek): sorrel, puce

Definitions

  1. sorrel, puce

Ancestry of “καστανοκόκκινος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekκόκκινοςred
2Koine Greekκόκκινοςscarlet; blushing
3Ancient Greek-ινοςAdded to nouns or adverbs to form adjectives...
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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