Where does “зубрій” come from?

зубрій (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian -і́й, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

зубрій (Ukrainian): rote memorizer, crammer someone who studies mechanically and learns by rote memorization

Definitions

  1. rote memorizer, crammer someone who studies mechanically and learns by rote memorization

Ancestry of “зубрій”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainian-і́йer, -or, -ist
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Latin -ium →Every word from Latin -ius →