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Where does “Πτολεμαῖος” come from?

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

Πτολεμαῖος (Ancient Greek): Ptolemy; warlike

Definitions

  1. Ptolemy; warlike

Ancestry of “Πτολεμαῖος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-αῖος—
2Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “Πτολεμαῖος”

  • Ptolemy
  • Ptolemaic
  • Ptolemæus
  • Ptolemian
  • Ptolemaian
  • Ptolemaeus
  • Ptolemaicus
  • Tolomeo
  • Πτολεμαϊκός
  • ptwꜣrwmys
  • Πτολεμᾱϊκός
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