Where does “κόκκινος” come from?

κόκκινος (Koine Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ινος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

κόκκινος (Koine Greek): scarlet; blushing

Definitions

  1. scarlet; blushing

Ancestry of “κόκκινος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ινοςAdded to nouns or adverbs to form adjectives...
2Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
3Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “κόκκινος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Ancient Greek -ινος →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos →
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