Where does “-eus” come from?

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

-eus (Latin): argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...

Definitions

  1. argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...

Ancestry of “-eus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
2Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
3Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “-eus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →