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Where does “Reijo” come from?

Reijo (Finnish) comes from Latin Grēgorius, from Ancient Greek Γρηγόριος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “Reijo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinGrēgorius—
2Ancient GreekΓρηγόριοςwatchful, vigilant
3Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “Reijo”

  • Reijonen
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