-ιος

Ancient Greek

adj-1&2

Definitions

Suffix added to nouns or adjectives, forming adjectives: pertaining to, belonging to ("of").

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *-yós (suffix forming adjectives from noun stems, adjectival suffix, suffix forming adjectives, suffix creating an adjective, adjective from a noun, suffix forming adjectives from nouns).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*-yós

Gloss

suffix forming adjectives from noun stems, adjectival suffix, suffix forming adjectives, suffix creating an adjective, adjective from a noun, suffix forming adjectives from nouns

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

-εργος Ancient Greek
δημιουργός Ancient Greek
δῆμος Ancient Greek
κοινός Ancient Greek
οὐσία Ancient Greek
ἐπι- Ancient Greek
ἐπιούσιος Ancient Greek
*-yós Proto-Indo-European
*deh₂mos Proto-Indo-European
*h₁epi Proto-Indo-European
*h₂et-no- Proto-Indo-European
-ios Old Latin

ἐπι-
οὐσία
δῆμος
-εργος
κοινός
ἐπιούσιος
δημιουργός