Where does “-eño” come from?

-eño (Spanish) comes from French -ène, from Ancient Greek -ηνός, from Ancient Greek -νός, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

-eño (Spanish): Coming from, related to, or like; One from,...

Definitions

  1. Coming from, related to, or like; One from,...

Ancestry of “-eño”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-ène-ene
2Ancient Greek-ηνός-ian, -ese
3Ancient Greek-νόςAlternative form of -νος
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “-eño

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Ancient Greek -ηνόςEvery word from French -ène