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Where does “Διονυσιος” come from?

Διονυσιος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “Διονυσιος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
2Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “Διονυσιος”

  • Dionysius
  • Dionysius
  • Denis
  • Dionísio
  • Dines
  • Dinísias
  • Điônisiô
  • Denis
  • Tiinasi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →