Where does “-ιος” come from?

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

-ιος (Greek): Used to form nouns and adjectives indicating...

Definitions

  1. Used to form nouns and adjectives indicating...

Ancestry of “-ιος”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-ιος

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐος
-ιος — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer