Where does “cyprius” come from?

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

cyprius (Latin): Cyprian, Cypriot

Definitions

  1. Cyprian, Cypriot

Ancestry of “cyprius”, step by step

cyprius traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Cyprus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinCyprushenna
2Ancient GreekΚύπροςCyprus
3Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Ancient Greek Κύπριος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΚύπριος—

Words derived from “cyprius”

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