Where does “Dennis” come from?

Dennis (Cebuano) comes from English Dennis, from Middle English Denis, from Old French Denis, 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 “Dennis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDennis
2Middle EnglishDenis
3Old FrenchDenis
4LatinDionȳsiustyrant of Syracuse
5Ancient GreekΔιονύσιος
6Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐοςEvery word from Ancient Greek Διονύσιος