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Where does “阿格尼絲” come from?

阿格尼絲 (Chinese) comes from English Agnes, from Ancient Greek Ἁγνή, from Ancient Greek ἁγνός, from Ancient Greek ἁγνεία, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̔γνός.

Ancestry of “阿格尼絲”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAgnes—
2Ancient GreekἉγνήpure, chaste
3Ancient Greekἁγνόςpure, chaste; holy, sacred; purifying
4Ancient Greekἁγνείαpurity, chastity; purification, cleansing
5Ancient Greekᾰ̔γνός—
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