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Where does “Stelios” come from?

Stelios (English) comes from Greek Στέλιος, from Greek Στυλιανός, from Ancient Greek Στυλιανός, from Ancient Greek στῦλος, from Ancient Greek ἄνθος, from Proto-Hellenic ántʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éndʰos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Ancestry of “Stelios”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GreekΣτέλιος—
2GreekΣτυλιανός—
3Ancient GreekΣτυλιανόςsomeone firm
4Ancient Greekστῦλοςpillar, column, support
5Ancient Greekἄνθοςflower, blossom, bloom; froth, scum; bloom, peak
6Proto-Hellenicántʰosflower, blossom
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éndʰosbloom
8Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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