God Of Wine And Revelry

What does the name “Dionysus” mean?

I mean, I know Dionysus was the god of wine/fertility/etc.
I’m wondering if the name itself means anything, you know? (e.g., Fred means “Peace Ruler” in English)
All I can get off Google and name sites is “the god of wine and revelry” which isn’t what I’m looking for.

Dionysos is the Greek form of Dionysus.

The name Dionysos is of uncertain significance; its -nysos element may well be non-Greek in origin, but its dio- element has been associated since antiquity with Zeus (genitive Dios). Nysa, for Greek writers, is either the nymph who nursed him, or the mountain where he was attended by several nymphs (the Nysiads), who fed him and made him immortal as directed by Hermes.

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