Where does “περιστέρι” come from?

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

περιστέρι (Greek): rock dove IOC preferred term, rock pigeon, Columba livia

Definitions

  1. rock dove IOC preferred term, rock pigeon, Columba livia

Ancestry of “περιστέρι”, step by step

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

Words derived from “περιστέρι”

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