Where does “プトレマイオス” come from?

プトレマイオス (Japanese) comes from Ancient Greek Πτολεμαῖος, from Ancient Greek -αῖος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

プトレマイオス (Japanese): Ptolemy

Definitions

  1. Ptolemy

Ancestry of “プトレマイオス”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΠτολεμαῖοςPtolemy; warlike
2Ancient Greek-αῖοςSuffix added to nouns or adjectives, forming adjectives: pertaining to, belonging to ("of")
3Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐος →Every word from Ancient Greek -αῖος →