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Ancient Greek
Etymology
Cognate to Latin -eus (from Proto-Italic *-eos).
Suffix
-εος • (-eos) m (feminine -έᾱ, neuter -εον); first/second declension
- pertaining to
- made of[1]
Derived terms
References
- ^ Ryan Seaberg (2019 December) Lexical Blends in Greek and Latin Comedic Idiom, page 233