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- Ancient Greek · derived fromἈχιλλεύς
- Latin · borrowed fromAchillēs
- English todayAchilles
Borrowed from Latin Achillēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀχιλλεύς (Akhilleús).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Achilles
Today it means: A mythical semidivine hero, the son of Peleus by the nereid Thetis, and prince of the Myrmidons, who features in the Iliad as a central character and the foremost warrior of the Achaean (Greek) camp. Full definition →
Latin Achillēs ← Ancient Greek Ἀχιλλεύς