Where does “ctonio” come from?

ctonio (Italian) comes from Latin chthonius, from Ancient Greek χθόνιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

ctonio (Italian): underworldly, chthonian, chthonic

Definitions

  1. underworldly, chthonian, chthonic

Ancestry of “ctonio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinchthoniusunderworldly, chthonian, chthonic
2Ancient Greekχθόνιοςunderground, subterranean, chthonian
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 χθόνιος →