Where does “κουμπότρυπα” come from?

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

κουμπότρυπα (Greek): buttonhole

Definitions

  1. buttonhole

Ancestry of “κουμπότρυπα”, step by step

κουμπότρυπα traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek κουμπί

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekκουμπίbutton
2Ancient Greekκομβίον
3Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Greek τρύπα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekτρύπαhole; 2nd person singular present imperfective...
2Koine Greekτρῦπαhole
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐονEvery word from Ancient Greek κομβίον