Where does “ebeninus” come from?

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

ebeninus (Latin): ebony

Definitions

  1. ebony

Ancestry of “ebeninus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐβένινοςmade of ebony
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
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