-εος

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See also: ἑός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Cognate to Latin -eus (from Proto-Italic *-eos).

Suffix

-εος (-eosm (feminine -έᾱ, neuter -εον); first/second declension

  1. pertaining to
  2. made of[1]

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Ryan Seaberg (2019 December) Lexical Blends in Greek and Latin Comedic Idiom, page 233