Where does “Ðennis” come from?

Ðennis (Faroese) comes from English Dennis, from Middle English Denis, from Old French Denis, from Latin Dionȳsius, from Ancient Greek Διονύσιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “Ðennis”, step by step

Ðennis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Dennis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDennis
2Middle EnglishDenis
3Old FrenchDenis
4LatinDionȳsiustyrant of Syracuse
5Ancient GreekΔιονύσιος
6Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Faroese Ð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FaroeseÐ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐοςEvery word from Ancient Greek Διονύσιος