Where does “apotropaico” come from?

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

apotropaico (Italian): apotropaic; warding off bad luck

Definitions

  1. apotropaic; warding off bad luck

Ancestry of “apotropaico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀποτρόπαιοςaverting, warding off
2Ancient Greek-αῖοςSuffix added to nouns or adjectives, forming adjectives: pertaining to, belonging to ("of")
3Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐος →Every word from Ancient Greek -αῖος →