Where does “sardius” come from?

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

sardius (Latin): sardian, carnelian

Definitions

  1. sardian, carnelian

Ancestry of “sardius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσάρδιονsardine, carnelian, used also as a seal
2Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “sardius”

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