Where does “Cyprus” come from?

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

Cyprus (Latin): henna

Definitions

  1. henna

Ancestry of “Cyprus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΚύπροςCyprus
2Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “Cyprus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →