Where does “guscio” come from?

guscio (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek κύστιον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

guscio (Italian): shell

Definitions

  1. shell

Ancestry of “guscio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκύστιονbladder cherry, winter cherry
2Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “guscio”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐον →Every word from Ancient Greek κύστιον →