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Where does “Olympius” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Olympius”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Olympius”

  • Olympian
  • Olympianism
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