Where does “conchylium” come from?

conchylium (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek κογχύλιον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

conchylium (Latin): shellfish; oyster; purple

Definitions

  1. shellfish; oyster; purple

Ancestry of “conchylium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκογχύλιονsmall mussel
2Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “conchylium”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐον →Every word from Ancient Greek κογχύλιον →