Where does “Denise” come from?
Denise (Cebuano) comes from English Denise, from French Denise, from Latin Dionysia, from Latin Dionȳsius, from Ancient Greek Διονύσιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
Ancestry of “Denise”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Denise | — |
| 2 | French | Denise | — |
| 3 | Latin | Dionysia | — |
| 4 | Latin | Dionȳsius | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Διονύσιος | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |