Where does “κιβώτιο” come from?

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

κιβώτιο (Greek): box, crate, case, container; trunk

Definitions

  1. box, crate, case, container; trunk

Ancestry of “κιβώτιο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκιβώτιονbox for drawing lots; voting urn
2Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “κιβώτιο”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐον →Every word from Ancient Greek κιβώτιον →