Where does “Pyrenees” come from?
Pyrenees comes from French Pyrénées, from Latin Pyrenaei montes, from Ancient Greek Πῡρήνη, of unknown origin.
Pyrenees (English): The mountain range separating Spain from France, inhabited by Basques in the west, Occitans in the centre-north, Aragonese in the centre-south, and Catalans in the east
Definitions
- The mountain range separating Spain from France, inhabited by Basques in the west, Occitans in the centre-north, Aragonese in the centre-south, and Catalans in the east
Ancestry of “Pyrenees”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Pȳrēnaeus | Pyrenean |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Πῡρηναῖος | Pyrenean |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -αῖος | Suffix added to nouns or adjectives, forming adjectives: pertaining to, belonging to ("of") |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |