Where does “-aeus” come from?

-aeus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek -αῖος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

-aeus (Latin): Found in adjectives borrowed from Ancient Greek, attached to the stem of feminine nouns, and typically meaning “of or belonging to”

Definitions

  1. Found in adjectives borrowed from Ancient Greek, attached to the stem of feminine nouns, and typically meaning “of or belonging to”

Ancestry of “-aeus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-αῖοςSuffix added to nouns or adjectives, forming adjectives: pertaining to, belonging to ("of")
2Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “-aeus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐος →Every word from Ancient Greek -αῖος →