The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromΒασίλειος
- Greek · borrowed fromΒασίλειος
- English todayVasilios
From a transliteration of Modern Greek Βασίλειος (Vasíleios), a male given name used in (modern) Greece, which in turn derives from Ancient Greek Βασίλειος (Basíleios), from βασίλειος (basíleios, “of the king, kingly, royal”), from βασιλεύς (basileús, “king”). Doublet of Basil. See Basil for more details.
Words from the same roots
Ancient GreekΒασίλειος all →
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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.