Where does “μαστίγιο” come from?

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

μαστίγιο (Greek): whip

Definitions

  1. whip

Ancestry of “μαστίγιο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμαστίγιονwhip
2Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐον →Every word from Ancient Greek μαστίγιον →