Where does “htonian” come from?

htonian (Romanian) comes from French chthonien, from Ancient Greek χθόνιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

htonian (Romanian): chthonian

Definitions

  1. chthonian

Ancestry of “htonian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchthonienchthonian
2Ancient Greekχθόνιοςunderground, subterranean, chthonian
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 χθόνιος →