Where does “chypre” come from?

chypre (English) comes from French Chypre, from Latin Cyprus, from Ancient Greek Κύπρος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

chypre (English): Any of a family of fragrances built on a base...

Definitions

  1. Any of a family of fragrances built on a base...

Ancestry of “chypre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchChypreCyprus
2LatinCyprushenna
3Ancient GreekΚύπροςCyprus
4Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →