Where does “collirio” come from?

collirio (Italian) comes from Latin collȳrium, from Ancient Greek κολλύριον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

collirio (Italian): eyewash; eye drops

Definitions

  1. eyewash; eye drops

Ancestry of “collirio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincollȳriumeye-salve
2Ancient Greekκολλύριονpessary, diaphragm; eyesalve, collyrium; fine...
3Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐον →Every word from Ancient Greek κολλύριον →