Where does “Cynthia” come from?

Cynthia derives from Latin Cynthia, formed with the Latin suffix -ia from Ancient Greek -ία, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -h₂.

Cynthia (English): Artemis (Greek goddess)

Definitions

  1. Artemis (Greek goddess)

Ancestry of “Cynthia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinCynthianominative feminine singular of Cynthius;...
2Ancient GreekΚυνθίαArtemis
3Ancient GreekΚυνθίᾱ—

Words derived from “Cynthia”

Every word from Ancient Greek Κυνθίᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek Κυνθία →Every word from Latin Cynthia →