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Where does “Demetrio” come from?

Demetrio (Spanish) comes from Latin Demetrius, from Ancient Greek Δημήτριος, from Ancient Greek Δημήτηρ, from Ancient Greek μήτηρ, from Proto-Hellenic mā́tēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

Ancestry of “Demetrio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinDemetrius—
2Ancient GreekΔημήτριος—
3Ancient GreekΔημήτηρDemeter
4Ancient Greekμήτηρmother; source or origin
5Proto-Hellenicmā́tērmother
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
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