Where does “ctónio” come from?

ctónio (Portuguese) comes from Ancient Greek χθόνιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

ctónio (Portuguese): chthonic

Definitions

  1. chthonic

Ancestry of “ctónio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχθόνιοςunderground, subterranean, chthonian
2Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
3Proto-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 χθόνιος →