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Where does “Cyrillus” come from?

Cyrillus (Late Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Κύριλλος, from Ancient Greek κῡ́ριος.

Ancestry of “Cyrillus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΚύριλλος—
2Ancient Greekκῡ́ριος—

Words derived from “Cyrillus”

  • Cyril
  • Cyrillic
  • Cyrillisation
  • Cyrillization
  • Cirilo
  • Cyril
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