Where does “cipriot” come from?

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

cipriot (Romanian): Cypriot

Definitions

  1. Cypriot

Ancestry of “cipriot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchCyprioteCypriot (resident or native of Cyprus)
2FrenchCypre—
3Middle FrenchCypreCyprus
4LatinCyprushenna
5Ancient GreekΚύπροςCyprus
6Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →