Where does “Ромео” come from?

Ромео (Russian) comes from Italian Romeo, from Latin romaeus, from Ancient Greek ῥωμαῖος, from Ancient Greek -αῖος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ромео (Russian): Romeo

Definitions

  1. Romeo

Ancestry of “Ромео”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianRomeoRoman
2LatinromaeusRomaean, Byzantine
3Ancient GreekῥωμαῖοςRoman
4Ancient Greek-αῖοςSuffix added to nouns or adjectives, forming adjectives: pertaining to, belonging to ("of")
5Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐοςEvery word from Ancient Greek -αῖος