Where does “Boreus” come from?

Boreus (Translingual) comes from Latin boreus, from Greek βόρειος, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

Boreus (Translingual): genus|certain mecopterans}}

Definitions

  1. genus|certain mecopterans}}

Ancestry of “Boreus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinboreusnorthern, north, northerly
2Greekβόρειοςnorth, northerly; northerner
3Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
4Proto-Indo-European-iHwós
5Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wósEvery word from Ancient Greek -εῖοςEvery word from Greek βόρειος
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