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Where does “Григо́рий” come from?

Григо́рий (Russian) comes from Ancient Greek Γρηγόριος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Григо́рий (Russian): Gregory

Definitions

  1. Gregory

Ancestry of “Григо́рий”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Григо́рий”

  • Գրիգորի
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