Where does “Antiochus” come from?

Antiochus derives from Latin Antiochus, from Ancient Greek Ἀντίοχος, composed of ἔχω meaning "to hold" and the Proto-Indo-European root seǵʰ- meaning "to hold" or "to have."

Ancestry of “Antiochus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAntiochus—
2Ancient GreekἈντίοχος—
3Ancient GreekἔχωI have, possess, contain, own; I hold; I have...
4Proto-Hellenichékʰōto have
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower

Words derived from “Antiochus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic hékʰō →Every word from Ancient Greek ἔχω →