Where does “sardiu” come from?

sardiu (Romanian) comes from Latin sardius, from Ancient Greek σάρδιον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

sardiu (Romanian): sard

Definitions

  1. sard

Ancestry of “sardiu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsardiussardian, carnelian
2Ancient Greekσάρδιονsardine, carnelian, used also as a seal
3Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐονEvery word from Ancient Greek σάρδιον
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