Where does “Demostene” come from?

Demostene (Italian) comes from Latin Dēmosthenēs, from Ancient Greek Δημοσθένης, from Ancient Greek σθένος, from English micro-, from Ancient Greek μικρο-, from Ancient Greek μικρός, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

Demostene (Italian): Demosthenes

Definitions

  1. Demosthenes

Ancestry of “Demostene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinDēmosthenēsa prominent Greek statesman and orator
2Ancient GreekΔημοσθένηςa celebrated orator
3Ancient Greekσθένοςstrength, might, power
4Englishmicro-API; Very small; One millionth
5Ancient Greekμικρο-micro
6Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy-Every word from Ancient Greek μικρόςEvery word from English micro-