Where does “Démétrios” come from?

Démétrios (French) comes from Ancient Greek Δημήτριος, from Ancient Greek Δημήτηρ, from Ancient Greek μήτηρ, from Proto-Hellenic mā́tēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

Ancestry of “Démétrios”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΔημήτριος
2Ancient GreekΔημήτηρDemeter
3Ancient Greekμήτηρmother; source or origin
4Proto-Hellenicmā́tērmother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tērEvery word from Proto-Hellenic mā́tērEvery word from Ancient Greek μήτηρ