Where does “Ptolemy” come from?

Ptolemy derives from Ancient Greek Πτολεμαῖος, formed from the root Πτολεμ- combined with the suffix -αῖος.

Ptolemy (English): a surname

Definitions

  1. a surname

Ancestry of “Ptolemy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΠτολεμαῖοςPtolemy; warlike
2Ancient Greek-αῖοςSuffix added to nouns or adjectives, forming adjectives: pertaining to, belonging to ("of")
3Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “Ptolemy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐος →Every word from Ancient Greek -αῖος →