Where does “koryfeusz” come from?

koryfeusz (Polish) comes from Latin coryphaeus, from Ancient Greek κορυφαῖος, from Ancient Greek -αῖος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

koryfeusz (Polish): coryphaeus, corypheus

Definitions

  1. coryphaeus, corypheus

Ancestry of “koryfeusz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincoryphaeusa leader, chief, head
2Ancient Greekκορυφαῖοςleader of the chorus in an Ancient Greek drama;...
3Ancient Greek-αῖοςSuffix added to nouns or adjectives, forming adjectives: pertaining to, belonging to ("of")
4Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐοςEvery word from Ancient Greek -αῖος