The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromἈντισθένης
- Latin · learned borrowing fromAntisthenēs
- English todayAntisthenes
From Latin Antisthenēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀντισθένης (Antisthénēs).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Antisthenes
Today it means: A transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Ἀντισθένης (Antisthénēs), notably borne by Antisthenes of Athens (445–365 B.C.), a Greek philosopher, founder of the school of Cynicism and a pupil of Socrates. Full definition →
Latin Antisthenēs ← Ancient Greek Ἀντισθένης