Where does “Cypris” come from?

Cypris (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek κύπρις, from Ancient Greek Κύπρος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Cypris (Latin): Venus

Definitions

  1. Venus

Ancestry of “Cypris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekκύπριςCypris another name for Aphrodite
2Ancient GreekΚύπροςCyprus
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
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