Where does “Chypre” come from?

Chypre (English) comes from French Chypre, from Latin Cyprus, from Ancient Greek Κύπρος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Chypre (English): Any of several perfumes having a citrus top note...

Definitions

  1. Any of several perfumes having a citrus top note...

Ancestry of “Chypre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchChypreCyprus
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 →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐος →Every word from Ancient Greek Κύπρος →