Where does “λαθραίος” come from?

λαθραίος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek λαθραῖος, from Ancient Greek -αῖος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

λαθραίος (Greek): illegal, smuggled; stealthy, clandestine

Definitions

  1. illegal, smuggled; stealthy, clandestine

Ancestry of “λαθραίος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλαθραῖοςsecret; clandestine
2Ancient Greek-αῖοςSuffix added to nouns or adjectives, forming adjectives: pertaining to, belonging to ("of")
3Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “λαθραίος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐος →Every word from Ancient Greek -αῖος →