Where does “byssinus” come from?

byssinus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek βύσσινος, from Ancient Greek -ῐνος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

byssinus (Latin): Made of byssus

Definitions

  1. Made of byssus

Ancestry of “byssinus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβύσσινοςmade of flax
2Ancient Greek-ῐνοςadded to nouns or adverbs to form adjectives relating to material, time, and so on: made of, during the time of
3Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
4Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “byssinus”

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