Where does “Quirze” come from?
Quirze (Catalan) comes from Latin Quiricus, from Ancient Greek Κυριακός, from Ancient Greek -ακός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
Ancestry of “Quirze”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Quiricus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Κυριακός | of the Lord |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ακός | -ic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |