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Where does “Paris” come from?

Paris comes from Old French Paris, derived from Ancient Greek Πάρις, a name of uncertain ultimate origin.

Ancestry of “Paris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchparisplural of pari
2Frenchpatricepatrician
3LatinPātricius—
4Latin-icius-itious
5Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
6Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
7Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
8Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “Paris”

  • parisite
  • ปารีส
  • पॅरिस
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →