Where does “Zypern” come from?

Zypern (German) comes 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 “Zypern”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Zypern”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →