Where does “Pyrenees” come from?
Pyrenees comes from French Pyrénées, from Latin Pyrenaei montes, from Ancient Greek Πῡρήνη, of unknown origin.
Ancestry of “Pyrenees”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | Pȳrēnaeus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Πῡρηναῖος | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -αῖος | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
Words derived from “Pyrenees”