Where does “κύπρις” come from?

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

κύπρις (Ancient Greek): Cypris another name for Aphrodite

Definitions

  1. Cypris another name for Aphrodite

Ancestry of “κύπρις”, 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

Words derived from “κύπρις”

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