Where does “Sybarite” come from?

Sybarite derives from English Sybaris, French -ite, Latin -ites, Ancient Greek -ίτης, Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, Ancient Greek πόλις meaning city-state, Proto-Hellenic -tāts, and Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts.

Sybarite (English): A native or inhabitant of Sybaris

Definitions

A native or inhabitant of Sybaris

Ancestry of “Sybarite”, step by step

Sybarite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Sybaris

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Sybaris	An ancient Greek colony in south Italy, notable for the luxury of its inhabitants
2	Latin	Sybaris	that flows into the Ionian Sea, now the river Coscile
3	Ancient Greek	Σύβαρις	Sybaris, an ancient Greek city in southeastern...

via Latin Sybarīta

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	Sybarīta	Sybarite
2	Ancient Greek	Συβαρίτης	an inhabitant of Sybaris; a Sybarite
3	Ancient Greek	Σῠ́βᾰρῐς	Sybaris

Words derived from “Sybarite”

sybaritism

Every word from Ancient Greek Σύβαρις →Every word from Latin Sybaris →Every word from English Sybaris →