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Where does “Nazianzen” come from?

Nazianzen comes from Latin Nazianzus, from Ancient Greek Ναζιανζός, a place name of uncertain ultimate origin.

Nazianzen (English): of or pertaining to the town of Nazianzus; A...

Definitions

  1. of or pertaining to the town of Nazianzus; A...

Ancestry of “Nazianzen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishenAbbreviation of English; The name of the...
2Frenchenin; to; by
3Middle Frenchenon; on to
4Old Frenchenin; inside; on; upon; in
5Latinîn—
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →