Dario.
a male given name from Old Persian, equivalent to English Darius
Meaning & usage
a male given name from Old Persian, equivalent to English Darius
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *dʰoréyeti Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰāráyati Proto-Iranian *dāráyati Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎫𐎡𐎹 (d-a-r-y-t-i-y /dārayatiy/) Proto-Indo-European *h₁wes- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₁wésus Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hwásuš Proto-Iranian *Hwáhuš Old Persian *vahuš Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 (Dārayavaʰuš)der. Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎢𐏁 (d-a-r-y-u-š /Dārayauš/)bor. Ancient Greek Δᾱρεῖος (Dāreîos)bor. Latin Dārīuslbor. Portuguese Dario Learned borrowing from Latin Dārīus.
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