Where does “ebeneus” come from?

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

ebeneus (Latin): ebony

Definitions

  1. ebony

Ancestry of “ebeneus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
2Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
3Proto-Indo-European-iHwós
4Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós
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