Where does “Cypre” come from?

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

Cypre (Middle French): Cyprus

Definitions

  1. Cyprus

Ancestry of “Cypre”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Cypre

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós
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