Where does “popliteo” come from?

popliteo (Italian) comes from Italian -eo, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

popliteo (Italian): popliteal

Definitions

popliteal

Ancestry of “popliteo”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	-eo	-en, -eous, -ean; -an, -ean
2	Latin	-eus	argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
3	Ancient Greek	-εῖος	Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
4	Proto-Indo-European	-iHwós	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	-wós	Creates adjectives from verb stems

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -eus →Every word from Ancient Greek -εῖος →