Where does “賽普勒斯” come from?

賽普勒斯 (Chinese) comes from English cyprus, from Latin Cyprus, from Ancient Greek Κύπρος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

賽普勒斯 (Chinese): Cyprus

Definitions

  1. Cyprus

Ancestry of “賽普勒斯”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcyprusnamed after the Mediterranean island OS grid ref TQ4380
2LatinCyprushenna
3Ancient GreekΚύπροςCyprus
4Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →