Where does “Ptolemaeus” come from?

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

Ptolemaeus (Latin): Ptolemy

Definitions

  1. Ptolemy

Ancestry of “Ptolemaeus”, step by step

Ptolemaeus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Πτολεμαῖος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΠτολεμαῖοςPtolemy; warlike
2Ancient Greek-αῖοςSuffix added to nouns or adjectives, forming adjectives: pertaining to, belonging to ("of")
3Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Ancient Greek [[Πτολεμαῖος]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek[[Πτολεμαῖος]]—

Words derived from “Ptolemaeus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐος →Every word from Ancient Greek -αῖος →