Where does “spiceus” come from?

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

spiceus (Latin): consisting of ears of corn

Definitions

  1. consisting of ears of corn

Ancestry of “spiceus”, 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 -wósEvery word from Latin -eusEvery word from Ancient Greek -εῖος
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