Where does “Denis” come from?

Denis (Serbo-Croatian) comes from French Denis, from Latin Dionȳsius, from Ancient Greek Διονύσιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “Denis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchDenisoriginally given in honor of a third century bishop of Paris, the patron saint of France
2LatinDionȳsiustyrant of Syracuse
3Ancient GreekΔιονύσιος
4Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
5Proto-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 Διονύσιος