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Where does “-ihō” come from?

-ihō (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Indo-European -isō, from Proto-Indo-European -yōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yoss.

Ancestry of “-ihō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European-isō—
2Proto-Indo-European-yōsForms adjectives from roots, meaning "very" or...
3Proto-Indo-European-yoss—

Words derived from “-ihō”

  • ostrich
  • Straussian
  • ostrichlike
  • struthious
  • ostrichism
  • struthonian
  • Strauss
  • struthio
  • avestruz
  • struzzo
  • страус
  • autruchon
  • Strauss
  • autruche
  • Blumenstrauß
  • Strauß
  • Strauss
  • avestruz
  • strauss
  • struts
  • Struthio
  • Struthionidae
  • Struthioniformes
  • struts
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yoss →