Where does “Gréagóir” come from?

Gréagóir (Irish) comes from Irish Gréig, from Latin Graecia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Gréagóir (Irish): Hellenist

Definitions

  1. Hellenist

Ancestry of “Gréagóir”, step by step

Gréagóir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish Gréig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishGréigGreece
2LatinGraecia—
3Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
4Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Latin Grēgorius

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinGrēgorius—
2Ancient GreekΓρηγόριοςwatchful, vigilant
3Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to

Words derived from “Gréagóir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Latin -ia →Every word from Latin -ius →