-aeus

aëus Latin Etymology 1 la adjective :bor grc:-αῖος la grc -αῖος, from 1 grc -α -ιος. Suffix -aeus Found in adjectives borrowed from Ancient Greek, attached to the stem of feminine nouns, and typically meaning “of or belonging to”. la Europa<alt:Europ(a)><g:f><t:Europe> Europaeus<t:European> la Smyrna<alt:Smyrn(a)><g:f><t:Smyrna> Smyrnaeus<t:Smyrnaean> la Erythrae<alt:Gaz(a)><g:f><t:Gaza> Gazaeus<t:Gazan> la Thēbae<alt:Thēb(ae)><g:f-p><t:Thebes> Thēbaeus<t:Theban> la Mycenae<alt:Mycen(ae)><g:f-p><t:Mycenae> Mycenaeus<t:Mycenaean> la Erythrae<alt:Erythr(ae)><g:f-p><t:Erythrae> Erythraeus<t:Erythraean> Declension -aeus Derived terms la adjective Descendants la *-aeānus enlarged with la -ānus 1Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English 843 Eric Partridge 2006 https://books.google.fr/books?id=9fbpc7iyL2UC&pg=PA843 fr -éen en -aean -ean 1 it -eo References Etymology 2 la male given name -aeus :bor grc:-αῖος + 1 Suffix -aeus<2> Found in male given names borrowed from Ancient Greek; e.g. Alcaeus. Descendants en -ew en -aeus 1 fr -ée en -ee de -äus it -eo pt -eu ru -ей es -eo