Where does “Corfiot” come from?

Corfiot (English) comes from English Corfu, from Italian Corfù, from Ancient Greek Κορυφώ, from Ancient Greek κορυφή — top of the head, crown; mountain peak; top, apex.

Corfiot (English): A person from Corfu; Of, from, or relating to...

Definitions

  1. A person from Corfu; Of, from, or relating to...

Ancestry of “Corfiot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCorfuone of the Ionian Islands. The ancient name is Corcyra (Κόρκῡρα, more often Κέρκῡρα), in Modern Greek Kérkira (Κέρκυρα)
2ItalianCorfù—
3Ancient GreekΚορυφώ—
4Ancient Greekκορυφήtop of the head, crown; mountain peak; top, apex
Every word from Ancient Greek κορυφή →Every word from Ancient Greek Κορυφώ →Every word from Italian Corfù →