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Where does “Diogenēs” come from?

Diogenēs (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Διογένης, from Ancient Greek διογενής, from Ancient Greek -γενής, from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Ancestry of “Diogenēs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΔιογένης—
2Ancient Greekδιογενήςborn of Zeus
3Ancient Greek-γενήςborn in a certain place or condition; of a kind
4Ancient Greek-είᾱ—
5Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
6Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
7Proto-Indo-European-ess—
8Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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