Where does “-ος” come from?
-ος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
-ος (Greek): An ending found in nouns; An ending found in...
Definitions
- An ending found in nouns; An ending found in...
Ancestry of “-ος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | -ός | — |
| 2 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |