Where does “Cypre” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Cypre”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Cypre

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós