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Where does “グレゴリオ暦” come from?

グレゴリオ暦 (Japanese) comes from Japanese グレゴリオ, from Italian Gregorio, from Latin Grēgorius, from Ancient Greek Γρηγόριος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

グレゴリオ暦 (Japanese): The Gregorian calendar

Definitions

  1. The Gregorian calendar

Ancestry of “グレゴリオ暦”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1JapaneseグレゴリオGregorio
2ItalianGregorioGregory
3LatinGrēgorius—
4Ancient GreekΓρηγόριοςwatchful, vigilant
5Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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