Where does “κύπρινος” come from?

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

κύπρινος (Ancient Greek): made from the flower of henna

Definitions

  1. made from the flower of henna

Ancestry of “κύπρινος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΚύπροςCyprus
2Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →