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Where does “πηγαίος” come from?

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

πηγαίος (Greek): οf or from a well; of or relating to source;...

Definitions

  1. οf or from a well; of or relating to source;...

Ancestry of “πηγαίος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπηγαῖοςof or from a well
2Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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