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Where does “Πέτρος” come from?

Πέτρος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πέτρος — rock, stone, boulder; type of reed.

Ancestry of “Πέτρος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπέτροςrock, stone, boulder; type of reed

Words derived from “Πέτρος”

  • Peter
  • Petersburg
  • Peterson
  • Parkinson
  • Petersen
  • Petra
  • Pyotr
  • parkinsonism
  • Petrine
  • petrel
  • parkinsonian
  • Peta
  • Parkerson
  • pierrot
  • hemiparkinsonian
  • Petersburgian
  • hemiparkinsonism
  • nonparkinsonian
  • Petrinism
  • Petrinize
  • Parkinsonise
  • Pierrot
  • Petrus
  • Pedro
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