Where does “-ío” come from?

-ío (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish -io, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

-ío (Spanish): A suffix forming abstract nouns and adjectives

Definitions

  1. A suffix forming abstract nouns and adjectives

Ancestry of “-ío”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanish-ioA suffix forming abstract nouns
2Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
3Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
4Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “-ío”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Latin -ium →Every word from Latin -ius →
-ío — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer