Etymology

Cypriot

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Today it means: A person from Cyprus. Full definition →

Ancient Greek Κυπριώτης
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromΚυπριώτης“Cypriot”
  2. English todayCypriot

From Ancient Greek Κυπριώτης (Kupriṓtēs, “Cypriot”). By surface analysis, Cypr(us) + -iot.

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekΚυπριώτης all →

-iot

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