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Where does “chelīdonia” come from?

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

Ancestry of “chelīdonia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinchelīdonius—
2Ancient Greekχελιδόνιοςof, belonging to, built by, like, or pertaining...
3Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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