Where does “Κάϊος” come from?

Κάϊος (Ancient Greek) comes from Latin Cāius, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Κάϊος (Ancient Greek): Caius

Definitions

  1. Caius

Ancestry of “Κάϊος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinCāius — famously held by
2Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
3Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Latin -iusEvery word from Proto-Italic -jōs
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