Where does “Liddy” come from?
Liddy is an English diminutive formation influenced by the Ancient Greek toponym Λυδία (Lydia), ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European -kos.
Ancestry of “Liddy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Lydia | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | λυδία | beautiful one, noble one |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |