Where does “Darius” come from?
Darius (Cebuano) comes from English Darius, from Latin Darius, from Ancient Greek Δᾱρεῖος, from Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎢𐏁, from Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁, from Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎫𐎡𐎹, from Proto-Iranian dāráyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰāráyati — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
Ancestry of “Darius”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Darius | Any of several kings in Achaemenid dynasty of Persia, 6th to 4th century BCE |
| 2 | Latin | Darius | Darius |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Δᾱρεῖος | — |
| 4 | Old Persian | 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎢𐏁 | — |
| 5 | Old Persian | 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 | — |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎫𐎡𐎹 | to hold, have |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | dāráyati | to bear, hold |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dʰāráyati | to bear, hold |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰor-éye-ti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |