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Where does “Gregorio” come from?

Gregorio comes from Italian Gregorio, from Latin Gregorius, from Ancient Greek Γρηγόριος, formed with the Ancient Greek suffix -ιος from Proto-Indo-European -yós.

Ancestry of “Gregorio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianGregorioGregory
2LatinGrēgorius—
3Ancient GreekΓρηγόριοςwatchful, vigilant
4Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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