Etymology

Berytian

Be·ryt·ian
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Today it means: Of or pertaining to Berytus (“the ancient city of Beirut”). Full definition →

Latin Bērȳtus ← Ancient Greek Βηρῡτός ← Semitic
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The story

  1. Semitic · derived from
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromΒηρῡτός
  3. Latin · derived fromBērȳtus
  4. English todayBerytian

From Berytus + -ian (suffix meaning ‘from, related to, or like’; or ‘one from, belonging to, relating to, or like’). Berytus is derived from Latin Bērȳtus, from Ancient Greek Βηρῡτός (Bērūtós), from a Semitic source.

Words from the same roots

LatinBērȳtus all →

Berytus

Ancient GreekΒηρῡτός all →

Berytus

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.