Where does “cypriot” come from?

cypriot (Swedish) comes from Greek Κυπριώτης, from Ancient Greek Κύπρος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

cypriot (Swedish): Cypriot; a person from Cyprus

Definitions

  1. Cypriot; a person from Cyprus

Ancestry of “cypriot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GreekΚυπριώτηςCypriot
2Ancient GreekΚύπροςCyprus
3Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “cypriot

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós
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