The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromΚῡ́ρῐλλος
- Medieval Latin · derived fromCȳrillus
- English todayCyrillic
From the name Cyril + -ic, from Medieval Latin Cȳrillus, from Ancient Greek Κῡ́ρῐλλος (Kū́rĭllos), denoting Saint Cyril, who devised a predecessor to the Cyrillic script, the Glagolitic alphabet, and whose students later devised the Cyrillic script itself.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.