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
Ancestry of “Ptolemy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | Πτολεμαῖος | Ptolemy; warlike |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -αῖος | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
Words derived from “Ptolemy”