Where does “Cyrillic” come from?

Cyrillic comes from English Cyril, from French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Indo-European -kos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁-.

Cyrillic (English): Denoting an alphabet devised for writing the Old...

Definitions

  1. Denoting an alphabet devised for writing the Old...

Ancestry of “Cyrillic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCyrilbest known for a ninth century missionary to the Slavs
2LatinCȳrillus—
3Ancient GreekΚύριλλος—
4Ancient Greekκῡ́ριοςmain; major; primary; principal

Words derived from “Cyrillic”

Every word from Ancient Greek κῡ́ριος →Every word from Ancient Greek Κύριλλος →Every word from Latin Cȳrillus →