Where does “argivo” come from?

argivo (Portuguese) comes from Latin Argīvus, from Ancient Greek Ἀργεῖος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

argivo (Portuguese): Argive of or relating to Argos

Definitions

  1. Argive of or relating to Argos

Ancestry of “argivo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinArgīvusof Argos, Argive, Greek
2Ancient GreekἈργεῖοςArgive; an inhabitant of Argos; an Argive
3Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐος →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀργεῖος →