Etymology

Anchises

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Today it means: A mythical Trojan elder in the Iliad and the Aeneid, father of Aeneas. Full definition →

Ancient Greek Ἀγχίσης ← Latin Anchises
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  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromAnchises
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromἈγχίσης
  3. English todayAnchises

Ancient Greek Ἀγχίσης (Ankhísēs), via Latin Anchises.

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